Product Details

• Actors: Margot Kidder, Richard Donner, John Heard, Russell Means, Christopher Reeve
• Directors: Lee Grant
• Writers: Valerie Shepherd
• Producers: Donna Edge-Rachell, Joseph Feury, Valerie Shepherd
• Format: Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Unapix / a-Pix Ent.
• VHS Release Date: February 29, 2000
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00003ETRG
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #57,765 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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What Margot Kidder calls "the most public flip-out in human history" is fully documented through an in-depth interview with the actress, whose speech seems to show signs of a nervous breakdown. After years of manic-depression, the actress best known for playing Lois Lane in Superman had a psychotic episode. She credits L.A.'s homeless, a Buddhist acupuncturist, and her family with saving her life. This biography is packed with so many juicy tidbits it almost seems like a spoof of the genre. Frenzied writing from her journals shows how she thought she was crazy. A handful of friends and colleagues weigh in, including Superman director Richard Donner, actor John Heard (one of her brief husbands), and, oddly, Indian activist Russell Means. It's also a fun mini-history of the making of Superman, including an interview with a quotable Christopher Reeve (post-accident), who recalls the high-wire act that made the pair "fly" on-screen. Kidder's willingness to create an unvarnished Portrait makes this one soar. --Valerie J. Nelson

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, May 25, 2000

By	Matthew Forke (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Truly a one-of-a-kind actress. Margot's career (and life, for that matter) is one of the most interesting ever to emerge from Hollywood. Margot, along with costars, friends and family, discusses the incredible high and low points she's endured over the past few decades with humor, honesty and warmth. When I was five years old, I remember seeing Superman: The Movie in theaters for the first time and saying, "Mommie, WHO is THAT! " At that moment, I developed a permanent crush on Lois Lane which has since developed into great respect and admiration. It's very exciting to see her best movies being released on DVD this year (Superman, Sisters, Quackser Fortune has a Cousin in the Bronx) and it's even more exciting to see her working steadily again (Common Ground, Annihilation of Fish, Crime and Punishment). Not to mention the release of her long-in-progress book, "Calamities" (in October... finally! ) Brunette leading ladies may come and go, but there is only one Margot. I highly recommend adding Margot Kidder's "Intimate Portrait" to your collection.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kidder's life! More Amazing than Superman, July 31, 2000

By	"adriank1" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

Agree wholeheartdly with Matthew Forke's review,this video presentation of "Intimate Portrait:MargotKidder" is a well-produced & directed pictorial by Lee Grant narrated by Stacey Keach. Comprehensive,insightful,jam-packed with colour/BW still's and coupled with interviews woven through-out with Margot herself brother John Kidder and film-industry friend's Christopher Reeve*Richard Donner*John Heard and writer Rosie Shuster. This bio-documentary chronicle's Kidder's life from childhood/teen's growing up in Canada in mining towns to University dropping-out & moving to LA making film's, falling-in-love thrice-times, Lois Lane-stardom and Superman-Success, publisicised Bankruptcy/car-accident and Manic-depression struggles and recovery Notoriety. An absolutely telling and captivating story about an authenticly funny woman whom does'nt take herself too-seriously. Film career highlight's and lows, Kidder's life! More amazing than Superman, refreshing candor A Must See for Fan's of this talented actress.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Man of Steel' girlfriend never looked worse!, August 11, 2000

By	Ken Dobbie (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

Quite simply not worth the space this review would take up. And can someone stop this Adrian character writing those aweful Margot Kidder reviews.