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  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary He won Grammys and an Academy Award; wrote many #1 songs from Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" to the Carpenter's "We've Only Just Begun" as well as Kermit the Frog's biggest hit, "The Rainbow Connection"; starred in a Brian DePalma movie; put out his own hit records and albums; was a guest on The Tonight Show fifty times; and is the presi...

Directed By: Stephen Kessler

Written By: Stephen Kessler

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 27 m

Paul Williams Still Alive

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary He won Grammys and an Academy Award; wrote many #1 songs from Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" to the Carpenter's "We've Only Just Begun" as well as Kermit the Frog's biggest hit, "The Rainbow Connection"; starred in a Brian DePalma movie; put out his own hit records and albums; was a guest on The Tonight Show fifty times; and is the presi...

Directed By: Stephen Kessler

Written By: Stephen Kessler

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Metascore
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88
Jun 7, 2012
Williams, who was elected president of ASCAP in 2009, speaks frankly and eloquently about his problems dealing with fame, and his recovery. And more important, he earns our thanks by resolutely refusing to let Kessler turn this into a clichéd documentary.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 28, 2012
What makes the movie so good is Williams' absolute refusal to play along.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 5, 2012
The oft-hilarious push-and-pull between director and subject - Williams wryly notes that the film is turning into "the Steve and Paulie Show" - effectively hacks away at the celebrity-enthusiast divide. By the end of this perceptive dual portrait, both men are content to merely be human.
By Keith Uhlich FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 5, 2012
The film has a winning combination for all sorts of platforms as the story is highly intriguing and the music speaks, or rather sings, for itself.
By Kirk Honeycutt FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 13, 2012
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.
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67
Jun 6, 2012
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.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 7, 2012
Kessler has indeed made a film about a fame-chasing narcissist in desperate need of attention. But that has nothing to do with the guy we came to see.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Jun 8, 2012
Duration 1 h 27 m
Rating PG-13
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Website https://www.facebook.com/PaulWilliamsStillAlive
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Awards

Critics Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination
Satellite Awards
• 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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