Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2013)
Before entire networks were built on populist personalities; before reality morphed into a TV genre; the masses fixated on a single, sociopathic star: controversial talk-show host Morton Downey, Jr.
Cast and Information
Directed By: Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger, Seth Kramer
Starring: Alan M. Dershowitz, Victoria Jackson, Pat Buchanan, Glenn Beck, Morton Downey Jr., Josh Rothman
Genre: Documentary
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Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie belongs to 4 collections
1. Features under 91 minutes (collaborative: moderated by epiphany - 56 stars)
2. Television (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)
3. Available on Starz (public: Jason212 - 1 star)
4. Incorrect criticker release dates (collaborative: moderated by JooJoo)
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| Aug 23, 2015 |  |
thunderPIN | 80 68th |
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Although the shared opinions seem a bit too much one sided, this documentary is still a very informative look back at TV's most controversial figure. The fact that The Morton Downey Jr. Show was even allowed on the air back in the 80's is insane. He totally influenced a lot of the "trash" TV of the current generation. His life is very interesting to follow and for that alone I recommend you check this out. 4 STARS
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| Aug 09, 2015 |  |
Ocelot | 55 45th |
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Pathetic Man Panders to Neocons For Attention; Dies Alone
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| Jan 05, 2015 |  |
hellsditch | 81 68th |
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As a 11-year-old living who lived a short drive from the Channel 9 studios, I remembered fleeting images of a chainsmoking madman who got lit up with a fire extinguisher by Roddy Piper at Wrestlemania V. This doc digs way deeper, revealing a man who, no surprise, doesn't seem to be on the level. Hard to miss with such frenzied, chaotic source material to work with. Talk about charisma. Puts some of the modern day lunatic fringe kooks to shame...even if it sounds like most of his act was a ruse.
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| Jun 20, 2014 |  |
Noblet | 65 40th |
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A fine doc with some unfortunately horrible decisions in presentation. The animation is atrocious and the credits song is just horrible.
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| Apr 19, 2014 |  |
hellboy76 | 68 65th |
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As a very young man who should not have been watching this but did, it as every bit as insane and cringeworthy as this documentary portrays. Some odd presentation some of the time, but still interesting due to the dynamic idiocy of its star.
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| Oct 13, 2013 |  |
Kojiless | 70 75th |
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A sad tale about a man who hated his father so much he shat on the world and got cancer for his troubles.
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| Oct 13, 2013 |  |
supergloo | 9 76th |
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Scary and sad.
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| Jul 17, 2013 |  |
INDYATMN | 90 88th |
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A mostly 1-sided take on the mouth that heralded the rise of the kinds of pugnacious talk shows that turned viewers in2 rubberneckers, which is appropriate given that even his friends don't seem capable of saying much that's positive about the man's integrity. The doc's keenest insight however is the line it draws between Downey's populist posing & modern-day rabble rousers like Sean Hannity. When it's tied 2 fame & fortune even outrage can't be trusted.
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| Average Percentile 60.78% from 38 Ratings |  |