Highly entertaining career look by Winkler, who has an astonishing record as producer and a decent one as director. He started his career in the mail room, became a manager with Bob Chartoff, and segued his way into producing after impressing Bob O'Brien at MGM which was cool.
He did all sorts of films - including Double Trouble an Elvis movie which was meant to be a vehicle for Julie Christie - but got lucky with Point Blank and They Shoot Horses Don't They. Lots of misfires, but plenty of good movies too then striking the mother lode with Rocky. Winkler has continued to try to make good films, even after breaking with Chartoff, even after working as a director. His record as director isn't as strong - I was surprised he'd made so many movies. He must be good company.
Plenty of fun stories - the ego of Peter Bogdanovich, the chaos of Horses, the drama of Rocky. Recommended.
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