Peacock's documentary on the amazing rise and fall of child actor Gary Coleman occasionally dips into "Inside Edition" type sensationalism, but is a solid, empathetic portrait of a troubled soul.
Going by what's presented in the movie, from a medical perspective there was no controversy. The police investigated and found no evidence of foul play, and the hospital followed Coleman's medical directives. The tabloids got ahold of it and called it murder, which is where all that stuff comes from.
First class review, I will be watching the documentary as a result of this . What really resinated with me was this “Oddly enough, Coleman is the only one in the photo wearing a truly happy expression. When the camera was on him, he was always ready to perform.”
Seems like despite his early fame he like a lot of child stars was deeply unhappy and messed up.
I just cannot fathom why parents still want to push their kids into film and television.
Good review, Chris. I'm curious though, about doctors who "claimed" he was brain-dead. Was there a question or controversy about that?
Going by what's presented in the movie, from a medical perspective there was no controversy. The police investigated and found no evidence of foul play, and the hospital followed Coleman's medical directives. The tabloids got ahold of it and called it murder, which is where all that stuff comes from.
First class review, I will be watching the documentary as a result of this . What really resinated with me was this “Oddly enough, Coleman is the only one in the photo wearing a truly happy expression. When the camera was on him, he was always ready to perform.”
Seems like despite his early fame he like a lot of child stars was deeply unhappy and messed up.
I just cannot fathom why parents still want to push their kids into film and television.
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