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The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Audiobook (abridged)6 hours

The Kid Stays in the Picture

Written by Robert Evans

Narrated by Robert Evans

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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About this audiobook

Robert Evans' The Kid Stays in the Picture is universally recognized as the greatest, most outrageous, and most unforgettable show business memoir ever written. The basis of an award-winning documentary film, it remains the gold standard of Hollywood storytelling.
 
With black-and-white photographs from the author's archive and a new introduction by the legendary actor, producer, and Hollywood studio chief Robert Evans, The Kid Stays in the Picture is driven by a voice as charming and irresistible as any great novel.
 
An extraordinary raconteur, Evans spares no one, least of all himself. Filled with starring roles for everyone from Ava Gardner to Marlon Brando to Sharon Stone, The Kid Stays in the Picture: A Notorious Life is sharp, witty, and self-aggrandizing, and self-lacerating in equal measure.

This is a must-read for fans of American cinema and classics of the canon, including The Odd Couple, Rosemary’s Baby, Love Story, The Godfather, and Chinatown.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperAudio
Release dateJun 4, 2013
ISBN9780062263179
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Author

Robert Evans

Robert Evans, the former chief of Paramount Studios, produced many of the most acclaimed and successful films of all time, including The Godfather, Chinatown, Rosemary's Baby, Love Story, Marathon Man, and Urban Cowboy. He died in 2019. 

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Robert Evans from the age of 7 possessed strategy, vision, aspirations, and grit. He was a bold character and found himself sought after just for being himself……THAT is using Life as your stage!
    Well done Robert, well done.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I loved every minute of it. Evans is a wonderful storyteller.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Very good book about an influential man, that many probably never knew existed. Bob's narration was so fast, I had to dumb it down, so be aware.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Enjoyed!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    "There are three sides to every story: yours... mine... and the truth. No one is lying."

    This is from the first line of the preface to this book, and it is completely appropriate. Evans recalls his 35 years in Hollywood, and definitely only tells his side.

    There were times when I hated this guy, and times when I loved him. But that is true of any honest memoir, and this is unlike any memoir I've ever read. There is no self-reflection-leading-to-redemption. It is all about him never changing who he is, and acknowledging that he is not always a decent person, but damned if he's going to change. He owns up to his mistakes, but refuses to change in order to avoid them in the future.

    There are times when he could have used a better editor to make a better overall narrative, and not just strung along one story after another, but his audacity and his insight into Hollywood alone make this book worth the read.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    This is about how important and marvelous Evans is. Lots of junk about hollywood people
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Robert Evans produced "The Godfather" and "Rosemary's Baby" and was married to Ali McGraw. His autobiography is a litany of name-dropping and self-aggrandising and he has an ego the size of a planet. The first chapter or so, I found these things a problem, but then I was drawn in by this larger than life character and found myself rooting for him when things turn bad. Even if you do have to take some of it with a large pinch of salt, Evans has lived an exciting life, through one of the best periods in Hollywood filmmaking, and this makes for a great biography.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Is this the best book ever?Not a chance.Will you enjoy it?You bet your ass.Does Robert Evans skip over the embarrassing details of his life?Sure some of them.Does he talk out of both sides of his mouth?Yeah well who doesn't.Does he say he isn't about to talk about his sexual escapades then say he is sure he "scored" better than Warren Beatty? Yeah.Is the audiobook they way to this book?Absolutely.Does Evans do credible impressions of Jack Nicholson, Cary Grant, and other Hollywood figures?I have to say yes.Does he like to ask rhetorical; questions then answer them?Yup.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Excellent read!! Even if you've seen the film you should read it. So much more info and names involved. Great bio!