Paul Williams Still Alive
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Stephen Kessler
Paul H. Williams
John Travolta
Barbra Streisand
Angie Dickinson
Dick Clark
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Synopsis
In the 1970s, Paul Williams won Grammys and an Academy Award. He wrote many #1 songs, from Barbara Streisand's "Evergreen" to the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun," as well as Kermit the Frog's biggest hit, "The Rainbow Connection." He starred in a Brian De Palma movie, put out his own hit records and albums, was a guest on The Tonight Show fifty times, is the president of ASCAP... and you may have never heard of him. He was the singer / actor / songwriter that emotional, alienated teenage boys all over the world wanted to be - a sex symbol before MTV, when sex symbols could be 5"2 and sing songs about loneliness with the Muppets. One of those boys was Steve Kessler, a chubby kid from Queens. Thirty years later, Kessler discovered something amazing: not only was Paul Williams still alive, no one had ever tried to make a documentary about him. A wistful musical journey that will introduce a new generation to Williams' soulful classics, "the story of Stephen Kessler's lifelong obsession with the former superstar, and what happens when the nostalgic filmmaker finally catches up with him.
Director
Stephen Kessler
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Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States June 8, 2012
Released in United States 2012 (Documentary Spotlight)
Released in United States on Video February 5, 2013
Limited Release in United States June 8, 2012 (New York City)
Limited Release in United States Summer June 22, 2012
Released in United States 2012
Video on Demand in United States October 16, 2012
Released in United States on Video February 5, 2013
Limited Release in United States Summer June 22, 2012 (Los Angeles)
Video on Demand in United States October 16, 2012
