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Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood

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  • 1hr 38m
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  • 67

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Matt Tyrnauer, Matt Tyrnauer

Producer:

Jordan Abrams, Alice Bamford

Release Date:

Jul 27, 2018

Runtime:

1hr 38m

Synopsis

Behind the sanitized veneer of Old Hollywood, there was a man making the dreams and desires of the stars a reality. Scotty Bowers penned a bestselling memoir about his time as a hustler and procurer, servicing the secret sexual hungers of some of the biggest closeted actors of the era, including Rock Hudson and Katherine Hepburn. But this documentary is more than just a gossipy tell-all of celebrity sex lives. It’s a first-hand account of the studio system’s repressive morality in the post-war era. And it’s also the portrait of a fascinating figure, told in his own words, whose life touched a lot of people you think you know in ways you couldn’t imagine. Directed by Matt Tyrnauer (Valentino: The Last Emperor), this film also includes interview footage from producer Peter Bart, writer/actor Stephen Fry, and more.

Cast

  • Scotty Bowers
  • Peter Bart
  • Stephen Fry
  • Robert Hofler
  • William Mann

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Metacritic

67
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Based on 24 Critics
7.2

USER SCORE (6)

Generally favorable reviews based on 6 Reviews
75
Aug 16, 2018

If Bowers’s present-day life has slowed down considerably, his memories haven’t, and the subject of Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood exerts his luridly voyeuristic pull, as he shares name after name of his most shocking exploits.

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Metacritic review by Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
70
Jul 27, 2018

You don’t have to be a moralist to see the tragedy of Scotty Bowers’s life. You only have to have an eye for things that don’t fit comfortably. Tyrnauer has that, as well as the compassion not to probe too deeply. What’s onscreen is enough to make you conclude that you can’t make people truly happy without fixing the world.

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Metacritic review by David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine (Vulture)
60
Jul 27, 2018

Mr. Tyrnauer is a serious filmmaker — his “Valentino: The Last Emperor” was a first-rate documentary portrait of the legendary fashion designer Valentino Garavani. His new doc, which was based on Mr. Bowers’s memoir, “Full Service,” combines tell-all appeal with a seriously significant story of prejudice and hypocrisy on a literally mythic scale.

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Metacritic review by Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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