Teenage Paparazzo (2010)
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After several years of playing a famous actor on the HBO series Entourage, Adrian Grenier has become a celebrity in real life, and just as his show often explores the nature of fame in our culture, Grenier profiles a young man who is a unique product of our star-struck society in this documentary.… More After several years of playing a famous actor on the HBO series Entourage, Adrian Grenier has become a celebrity in real life, and just as his show often explores the nature of fame in our culture, Grenier profiles a young man who is a unique product of our star-struck society in this documentary. One evening, while being pursued by a handful of celebrity photographers, Grenier noticed that one of them looked like a boy barely in his teens, and he later discovered that the paparazzo in question, Austin Visschedyk, was indeed just thirteen years old, but already working as a free lance photographer and earning up to $2,000 a shot for pictures of the right star. Home schooled by divorced parents who often give in to their young son's demands, Visschedyk prowls the streets of Hollywood at nights, keeping his eye peeled for a A-list personalities whose images are in demand from the tabloids and celebrity press, and while not all of his older colleagues care for Visschedyk, some admit that his youth makes it easier for him to find a cooperative subject. In Teenage Paparazzo, Grenier interviews Visschedyk, joins him for a night of stalking the famous and learns more about the nature of the celebrity press. But by turning a spotlight on his thirteen-year-old subject, is he only making his youthful ego more problematic? Teenage Paparazzo was an official selection at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Adrian Grenier
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
- On DVD
- Mar 29, 2011
- Studio
- HBO Documentary
Critic Reviews
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Naturally, to broaden the appeal of his documentary, Grenier appears on screen regularly; however, a good-natured fellow, he 'fesses up about his motives in the opening frame, then opines on the irony of so much reflected glory.
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Cynthia Fuchs, PopMatters
Teenage Paparazzo establishes at least a couple of foci, namely, Adrian Grenier's relationship with the picture-snapping press and his relationship with that relationship, as he portrays it on TV.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...an entertaining, surprisingly informative look at the relationship between celebrities and the paparazzi...
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Brent Simon, Shared Darkness
Adrien Grenier's engaging documentary shows that a picture may be worth a thousand words, but it ultimately cannot capture a human being in all their complexity.
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Kevin Williamson, Jam! Movies
For audiences intrigued by, if not addicted to, stardom's nature, Grenier's film proves an entertaining, satisfying excursion.
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Cast
- Lewis Black
- Kevin Connolly
- Matt Damon
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Martin Landau
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Mario López
- Jaleel White
- Lindsay Lohan
- Adrian Grenier
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Noam Chomsky
- Paris Hilton
- Jerry Ferrara
- Suzy McCoppin
- Perez Hilton
- Eva Longoria
- Alwy Visschedyk
- Austin Visschedyk
- Henry Jenkins
- Jake Halpern
- James Hosney
- Jane Sieberts
- Steve Sands
- Thomas DeZengotita
- Alec Baldwin
- Kevin Dillon




