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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

2017

Matt Tyrnauer

Documentary, Self: Peter Bart, Scotty Bowers, Robert Hofler, William Mann

6.2

127

Documentary A portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.

	Media	Author	Review
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Engaging (...) The film succeeds on enough levels"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"'Scotty' is more than just a portrait of the man, also serving as a history lesson (...) Always entertaining, but best when digging beneath Bowers’ jovial demeanour"
		Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"'Scotty' captures a fascinating era of Hollywood (...) while also examining a key behind-the-scenes figure."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"[Tyrnauer constructs] witty montages to illustrate these wild stories (...) The movie doesn’t seem nearly skeptical enough of its subject"
		Chuck Bowen Slant	"The film poignantly reveals that the secret history of Hollywood is really an alternate history of America (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

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