Repeat Attenders fan documentary premieres at DOC NYC — Page 2

Does anyone think it’s worth $8? That seems a bit pricy for a documentary that’s an hour and a half. I may consider still. Looking for things to watch during this Quarentine. Looks interesting but will keep on reading what you guys think.

Broadway Buddy said: "Does anyone think it’s worth $8? That seems a bit pricy for a documentary that’s an hour and a half. I may consider still. Looking for things to watch during this Quarentine. Looks interesting but will keep on reading what you guys think."

$8.00 is nothing .

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The Starlight Express fan was the only one who comes across as even being remotely sympathetic, as it seems her backstory mostly drove her to her fandom. The others are just outright crazy. At least one of them confessed that a big part of the reason for stage dooring and giving gifts is because they are seeking attention. This was definitely exploitative, but there were a few minutes where they had this look that made them realize that they might just be crazy.

veronicamae said: "I'd been waiting to see this for so long and was thrilled when they FINALLY released it in some way.

I found it to be an enjoyable documentary, though I was a bit disappointed it focused so much on our dear Starlight-obsessed German rather than more Broadway-focused experiences. Perhaps they're a European-based filmmaking team? (I'm too lazy to look it up / doesn't really matter.)

If they'd made it sometime in the past 2-3 years, it could definitely have focused heavily on SpongeBob, Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, and Be More Chill."

Just curious... does the documentary feature many younger fans at all? The responses in this thread make it sound like it doesn't discuss the tumblr teens and bootleg traders who usually drive a lot of the conversation on modern stage door culture.

It focuses on four extreme fans who very clearly have some type of mental illness, interspersed with industry executives praising fans (almost making the praise look tongue-in-cheek). You can tell the industry execs are carefully choosing the words they are using to describe fans.

I just can’t stop thinking about it and what the hell the point of making it was.