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Summary Alex Winter's documentary about child actors features interviews with former child stars including Cameron Boyce, Todd Bridges, Diana Serra Cary, Milla Jovovich, Jada Pinkett Smith, Henry Thomas, Wil Wheaton, Mara Wilson, and Evan Rachel Wood.
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Showbiz Kids
Season 1 Premiere: Jul 14, 2020
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Summary Alex Winter's documentary about child actors features interviews with former child stars including Cameron Boyce, Todd Bridges, Diana Serra Cary, Milla Jovovich, Jada Pinkett Smith, Henry Thomas, Wil Wheaton, Mara Wilson, and Evan Rachel Wood.
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
81
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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There are few darker corners in the entertainment industry than the history of child stars, a subject explored with candor and nuance in "Showbiz Kids," an excellent HBO documentary directed by Alex Winter, a one-time child actor himself, punctuated by the voices of those who have lived the experience.
A thoughtful and fresh take on the subject, thanks in large part to extensive interviews with former child stars such as Wil Wheaton, Milla Jovovich, Evan Rachel Wood, Henry Thomas, Todd Bridges and Mara Wilson.
It's a story that we've seen play out with young celebrities like River Phoenix, Corey Haim, Dana Plato, and others who succumbed to stardom in tragic ways. And while Showbiz Kids does spend some time on these extreme cases, it's the stories of those who survived and recount the day-to-day life of a child star that are the most fascinating.
It’s tough to highlight who’s the best interview — Wheaton, Bridges, Jovovich, Thomas, Wood and Wilson are all insightful and forthcoming. ... We should all know by now that Hollywood glamour is a phony facade. Showbiz Kids digs deeper into that truism, Winter piecing together a collage of stories adding up to one big cautionary tale.
Winters hits the bases but doesn’t necessarily come all the way home. In “Showbiz Kids” there are enough storylines to fill a stadium.
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Production Company:
- HBO Documentary Films
- Trouper Productions
- Zipper Bros Films
Initial Release Date: Jul 14, 2020
Number of seasons: 0 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards
• 1 Nomination
