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Addicted to Fame
Addicted to Fame

Addicted to Fame

The True Story about Anna Nicole Smith's final film... and the director crazy enough to make it.

Genres

ComedyDocumentary

OverView

A documentary that goes behind the scenes of the movie Illegal Aliens, and a filmmaker's journey from obscurity to moral blindness in the seductive glare of the media spotlight.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

4.5/10

Release Date

30 November 2012

Country

United States of America

Cast

Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith

Self (archive footage)

David Giancola

David Giancola

Self - Director

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg

Eric Dobbs (archive footage)

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Matt Foster (archive footage)

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Carl Greig (archive footage)

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