Junket Whore (1998)

Directed by

Debbie Melnyk

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

57 min

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at how Hollywood publicists and entertainment journalists work together. It features many famous actors and filmmakers talking about their experiences with publicity.

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What happens

Junket Whore is a 1998 documentary film directed by Debbie Melnyk and narrated by Lauren Hutton. It explores the relationship between Hollywood’s publicists and entertainment journalists. It also stars many Hollywood artists including Sylvester Stallone, Martin Short, Alicia Silverstone, Charlie Sheen, Hugh Grant, Ed Harris, Gérard Depardieu, Jack Nicholson, Brooke Shields, Matthew McConaughey, Ashley Judd, Sharon Stone, John Travolta, Kelly Preston, Emma Thompson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Clint Eastwood, Jim Carrey, Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg, Robin Williams, Richard Gere, Antonio Banderas, Pauly Shore, Sean Connery, Julianne Moore, Madonna, and Anthony Hopkins. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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