The 90-minute movie, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2011, is set in 1942 when Barrymore finds himself no longer a going concern at the U.S. box office. To get a little taste of the old magic, Barrymore rents a grand old theater to rehearse his 1920 Broadway hit, "Richard III," which sends him on a tour through the highs and lows of his life.
Plot Summary:As John Barrymore reckons with the ravages of his life of excess, he rents an old theatre to rehearse for a backer's audition to raise money for a revival of his 1920 Broadway triumph in Richard III.
