Movieo
Poster for Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

2013 · 1h 20m · NOT RATED Documentary
Directed by Chiemi Karasawa

Seen it?

Overview

Broadway legend Elaine Stritch remains in the spotlight at eighty-seven years old. Join the uncompromising Tony and Emmy Award-winner both on and off stage in this revealing documentary. With interviews from Tina Fey, Nathan Lane, Hal Prince and others, ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME blends rare archival footage and intimate cinema vérité to reach beyond Stritch’s brassy exterior, revealing a multi-dimensional portrait of a complex woman and an inspiring artist.

Director and cast

Critics on Rotten Tomatoes

Top critics, in their words

All reviews
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Chiemi Karasawa deserves all the credit in the world for the intimate and hilarious portrait that is Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, a sparkling cocktail of music and memoir. On the other hand, she didn't exactly have to drag her subject out of her shell.

John Anderson, Newsday
Fresh

[A] feisty portrait of the musical-theater legend.

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh

"Elaine Stritch" is filled with bluster and memories, blunt outbursts and funny moments. But more importantly, it is filled with honesty.

Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh

Elaine Stritch's strength, along with the film's, comes from her honesty. She is herself, even when - maybe especially when - she knows she's being watched.

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh

What a tough, difficult, talented old broad.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Comments

Talk about the film with other members

More films