I Am Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds lived a life of fire and contradiction. This documentary portrait, woven from archival footage and candid interviews with family, friends, and the man himself, follows not a chronology but an inner compass. It traces the journey from college football star to the 70s' definitive sex symbol, from Hollywood pariah to the triumphant comeback in "Boogie Nights." The film doesn't shy away from the shadows—financial ruin, personal turmoil, a painful vanity—yet approaches it all with an abiding affection, seeking the man behind the mustache and the myth.