"John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick" in an unimpressive documentary which covers quite a bit of territory, but goes on for much too long. Robert Mitchum was not the best choice to serve as host/narrator as his voice is a monotone and not very exciting. The witnesses were well chosen, but big portions of Huston's life seem to be missing. The last films he made during his lifetime were barely discussed.
Reviews on this site appear to praise the documentary highly. One reviewer is quite confused, however. He seems to think the Huston directed "Myra Breckinridge" when he only appeared in it as a character named "Buck Loner." The reviewer writes "he also made some films that were total crap ("Myra Breckinridge" comes quickly to mind)." This is repeated twice later in the review,, but it is false. Michael Sarne directed "Myra Breckinridge" and there is no doubt that it is a bad film.
Reviews on this site appear to praise the documentary highly. One reviewer is quite confused, however. He seems to think the Huston directed "Myra Breckinridge" when he only appeared in it as a character named "Buck Loner." The reviewer writes "he also made some films that were total crap ("Myra Breckinridge" comes quickly to mind)." This is repeated twice later in the review,, but it is false. Michael Sarne directed "Myra Breckinridge" and there is no doubt that it is a bad film.