Smash His Camera
Synopsis
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sued him, Marlon Brando broke his jaw and Steve McQueen gave him a look that would have killed, if looks could kill. To the celebrities he pursued, photographer Ron Galella was the beast who threatened beauty. As it turned out, he gave them a strange and lasting beauty they might never have known without him. Inherent in the story of this notorious paparazzo are the complex issues of the right to privacy, freedom of the press and the ever-growing vortex of celebrity worship. He sneaked around and invaded and bribed and held up his camera and shot till he dropped (or someone dropped him). His was the artistry of the sniper. Yet Galella found something essential in his real-life subjects, and he gave it permanence.
Full Credits
- Director:Leon Gast,
- Producer:Jeffrey Tarrant, Adam Schlesinger, Linda Saffire, Adam Schlesinger,
- Cinematographer:Don Lenzer,
- Editor:Doug Abel,
- Executive Producer:
- Cast:Betty Galella, Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Harry Benson, Ron Galella, Floyd Abrams, Joseph Basile, Dick Cavett,
- Music:David Wolfert, Craig Hazen,
- Makeup Artist:Bridget Trama,
Technical specifications
- Country:United States
- Language:English
- Release:July 30, 2010
- Duration:87 min
- Genres:Documentary