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Paul Williams: Still Alive
Directed by
Stephen Kessler
PG-13
2011
87m
Documentary
,
Musical
,
and more
6.9
97%
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A documentary about legendary songwriter and 70's icon Paul Williams.
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Cast of Paul Williams: Still Alive
Paul Williams
Self
Stephen Kessler
Self / Director / Writer / Producer
Warren Beatty
Self (archive footage)
Robert Blake
Self (archive footage)
Karen Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Richard Carpenter
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage)
Dick Clark
Self (archive footage)
Angie Dickinson
Self (archive footage)
Daryl Dragon
Self (archive footage)
Debbie Harry
Self (archive footage)
Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog (voice) (archive footage)
Dustin Hoffman
Self (archive footage)
Gabe Kaplan
Self (archive footage)
Jack Klugman
Self (archive footage)
Peter Lawford
Self (archive footage)
Pat McCormick
Self (archive footage)
Ed McMahon
Self (archive footage)
Jason Mraz
Self (archive footage)
Willie Nelson
Self (archive footage)
Tony Randall
Self (archive footage)
Colin Reboy
Actor
Helen Reddy
Self (archive footage)
Robert Redford
Self (archive footage)
Burt Reynolds
Self (archive footage)
Telly Savalas
Self (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand
Self (archive footage)
Loretta Swit
Self (archive footage)
John Travolta
Self (archive footage)
Jim Czarnecki
Producer
Mike Wilkinson
Producer
David Zieff
Producer
Paul Williams: Still Alive Ratings & Reviews
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
The insightful, rueful, intensely self-critical and self-aware Williams delivers a harsh look at his own accomplishments, as well as at Kessler's process.
NPR
Linda Holmes
What makes Paul Williams Still Alive successful is the relationship between Kessler and Williams.
Aisle Seat
Mike McGranaghan
Always intriguing and often quite funny, Paul Williams Still Alive is exactly the documentary this celebrity deserves. It's respectful of his extraordinary accomplishments while giving us an accurate portrait of who Williams is today.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
For all of Kessler's annoying traits, he did get results. Perhaps a different approach wouldn't have yielded a film as satisfying as "Paul Williams Still Alive."
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
The resulting documentary, at once endearing and dull, does indeed tell us about Williams, but it also tells us perhaps too much about Kessler.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Almost in spite of itself, this unfocused documentary accomplishes its main goal.
Los Angeles Times
Betsy Sharkey
Filmmaker Stephen Kessler's sheer delight in following around his boyhood idol, whose music framed much of the '70s when Kessler was a lad in Queens, is thoroughly infectious.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
An entertaining, emotionally inspired stroll down memory lane -- that is, for Kessler.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
The movie is fascinating, though it smacks its own lips a bit too much at the tackiness of freak '70s stardom.
Paste Magazine
Chelsey Grasso
That's what makes the film so endearing - it captures that strange relationship between film subject and filmmaker, something that is carefully hidden in most documentaries.
Boxoffice Magazine
Inkoo Kang
Too bad the film's obscure star will be a hard sell to non-music geeks or anyone born after 1965, because this film's a blast.
TheDivaReview.com
Diva Velez
Charming, poignant and very funny, Paul Williams: Still Alive is a wonderful testament to a truly gifted artist for whom the end of fame was not remotely the end for him.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Williams, who was elected president of ASCAP in 2009, speaks frankly and eloquently about his problems dealing with fame, and his recovery.
New York Times
Andy Webster
Mr. Williams's quiet integrity trumps Mr. Kessler at every turn.
NPR
Scott Tobias
Needless to say, the title of the movie still applies.
AV Club
Noel Murray
The footage in Paul Williams Still Alive-old and new-is highly entertaining, even moving. But it's as though Kessler recorded the DVD commentary track first, then made the movie.
Village Voice
Chris Packham
By refusing to give Kessler what he needs ... Williams opens a door to something more satisfying.
Slant Magazine
Andrew Schenker
The film too often undercuts its goals by indulging its director's need for self-affirmation at the expense of the movie's far more compelling central subject.
Variety
Joe Leydon
An engrossing and satisfying pic, one that can be enjoyed even by people who have never before heard of its subject.
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
A fascinating, penetrating look at a former celebrity who found his true self after crashing and burning.
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