Director: MIKE MYERS
85 minutes, U.S.A., 2014, Colour, D-Cinema
EXCLUSIVELY AT THE IFI
In the late 1960s, Shep Gordon chanced on a career in show business after walking out on his job as a parole officer and checking into a hotel that was home to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. He first managed Alice Cooper, with whom he would share the indulgent excesses of rock'n'roll. He would go on to have a guiding influence on the careers of Blondie, Teddy Pendergrass and Anne Murray, while also helping out Groucho Marx, creating the concept of the celebrity chef and cooking for the Dalai Lama.
Supermensch is the story of a life lived well, while ever conscious of karmic consequence. Actor and first-time director Mike Myers' affectionate, fascinating documentary depicts a faithful Hollywood insider inspiring loyalty from the likes of Michael Douglas, Tom Arnold and Sylvester Stallone, who are among those appearing here to pay tribute.
★★★★ RTE TEN