Make Me Famous
Seen it?2023 | 92 min | Documentary
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious. New York is practically a character here. Steeped in the 1980s, from the music to the hair.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves through the story clearly, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
An investigation of Edward Brezinski, an ambitious, charismatic Lower East Side painter hell-bent on sucess, who thwarted his own career with antics that roiled NYC’s art elite. Brezinski’s quest for fame gives an intimate portrait of the art world’s attitude towards success and failure, fame and fortune, notoriety and erasure.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$91K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Brian Vincent
- Kenny Scharfself
- Eric Bogosianself
- Richard Hambletonself
- David McDermottself
- Frank Hollidayself
- Peter McGoughself
- Patti Astorself
- James Rombergerself
- Heather Sporeself
- Patrick Foxself