Lisa Picard is Famous (2000)

44% of critics liked it
(41 reviews)
37% of users liked it
(734 ratings)

Actor-turned-filmmaker Griffin Dunne directs this mockumentary about the lives of struggling thespians. The film focuses on Lisa Picard (Laura Kirk), a fledgling actress about to burst on the scene thanks to a bit part in a made-for-TV movie. She is followed around by Dunne as she makes her… More Actor-turned-filmmaker Griffin Dunne directs this mockumentary about the lives of struggling thespians. The film focuses on Lisa Picard (Laura Kirk), a fledgling actress about to burst on the scene thanks to a bit part in a made-for-TV movie. She is followed around by Dunne as she makes her publicity rounds with her friend Tate Kelley (Nat DeWolf), a writer/actor/militant gay activist. Famous is populated with several direct-to-camera interviews featuring the likes of Penelope Ann Miller, Charles Sheen, and Mira Sorvino. This film was screened at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Griffin Dunne
Written By: Nat De Wolf, Laura Kirk
Genres: Drama, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Aug 22, 2001 Wide
On DVD: Jan 22, 2002
Studio: First Look

Critic Reviews

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
A solid mockumentary of both comedy and compassion.
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
While Lisa Picard may not have the freshest theme around, it is funny and well acted and very knowing about the ins and outs of show business.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
An intermittently engaging but inescapably overextended mockumentary.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Likable but not exceptional.
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle
Often hilarious mockumentary.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
It's not every comedy that can make you laugh with ridicule and cringe in empathetic horror at the same time.
Audrey Rock-Richardson, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)
Funny and pathetically accurate portrait of an obsessed wanna-be
John Venable, Supercala.com
It'll probably be pretty popular on video, especially with anyone who's ever had the acting bug.
Ted Murphy, Baseline.Hollywood.com
... it feels padded and stretched beyond its limits.
Shawn Levy, Oregonian
The film is a lot like its heroine: cocksure and half-cocked all at once.
Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews
While the script makes many astute observations and the performers are game, "Lisa Picard Is Famous" comes across as slight as the marginal characters it portrays.
Pam Grady, Reel.com
A marshmallow-soft satire that eventually peters out into sticky near-melodrama.
Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews
... a little charmer.