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A Man Named Scott
A Man Named Scott
	Promotional poster
Directed by	Robert Alexander
Produced by	Christopher Noviello; Brandon Riley;
Starring	Kid Cudi
Cinematography	Nathan Salter
Edited by	Freddie DeLaVega; Joseph Volpe;
Music by	Nathan Matthew David
Production; companies	Mad Solar; Film 45;
Distributed by	Amazon Studios
Release date	November 5, 2021;
Running time	95 minutes
Land	Vereinigte Staaten
Sprache	Englisch

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A Man Named Scott is a 2021 documentary film centered on American musician and actor Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi. Directed by Robert Alexander, it was released on Amazon Prime Video on November 5, 2021. The title of the film, which is reminiscent of Cudi's 2008 breakout mixtape A Kid Named Cudi, is borrowed from his scrapped 2011 mixtape of the same name.

Summary

The film follows the career of Kid Cudi (born Scott Mescudi), beginning with the release of his influential 2009 debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day, which featured songs that dealt with depression, anxiety and loneliness. The film explores his creative process over the past decade, as well as his struggles and breakthroughs.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Cast

Release

The promotional trailer for the film was released on October 26, 2021.^[1] The film was released on Prime Video on November 5, 2021.^[3]

Reception

Chris Azzopardi of The New York Times wrote, "This film about Kid Cudi is that rare musician-focused documentary, one as sensitive, fully formed and noble in its intentions as the artist himself."^[4]

Jude Dry of IndieWire wrote that the film "rightfully highlights Cudi's contribution to culture as an emotional truth teller," but added that it "lacks the artistic vision of Cudi's musical talents, despite its best efforts."^[5]

Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter commented on how the film's ending would “start to feel like forced attempts at profundity, as if Cudi's testimony alone hasn't always been enough.”^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Strauss, Matthew (26 October 2021). "Kid Cudi Shares Trailer for New Documentary A Man Named Scott". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ Zemler, Emily (27 October 2021). "Kid Cudi Pulls Back the Curtain in 'A Man Named Scott' Trailer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b McGuire, David (31 October 2021). "'A Man Named Scott' Trailer Pulls Back the Curtain on Kid Cudi's Career". Collider. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ Azzopardi, Chris (4 November 2021). "'A Man Named Scott' Review: Bending Genres, Coping With Struggles". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
^ Dry, Jude (4 November 2021). "'A Man Named Scott' Review: A Self-Aggrandizing Case for How Kid Cudi Changed Music Forever". IndieWire. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ Gyarkye, Lovia (4 November 2021). "Amazon's 'A Man Named Scott': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

External links

A Man Named Scott at IMDb

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-'''''A Man Named Scott''''' is a 2021 documentary film centered on American musician and actor [[Kid Cudi]], directed by Robert Alexander. It was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on November 5, 2021. The title of the film is reminiscent of Cudi's 2008 breakout mixtape ''[[A Kid Named Cudi]]''.
+'''''A Man Named Scott''''' is a 2021 documentary film centered on American musician and actor Scott Mescudi, better known as [[Kid Cudi]]. Directed by Robert Alexander, it was released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] on November 5, 2021. The title of the film, which is reminiscent of Cudi's 2008 breakout mixtape ''[[A Kid Named Cudi]]'', is borrowed from his scrapped 2011 mixtape of the same name.
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 ==Reception==
-Chris Azzopardi of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "This film about Kid Cudi is that rare musician-focused documentary, one as sensitive, fully formed and noble in its intentions as the artist himself."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Azzopardi |first1=Chris |title='A Man Named Scott' Review: Bending Genres, Coping With Struggles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/movies/a-man-named-scott-review.html |access-date=4 November 2021 |work=New York Times |date=4 November 2021}}</ref> Jude Dry of ''[[IndieWire]]'' wrote that the film "rightfully highlights Cudi's contribution to culture as an emotional truth teller," but added that it "lacks the artistic vision of Cudi's musical talents, despite its best efforts."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dry |first1=Jude |title='A Man Named Scott' Review: A Self-Aggrandizing Case for How Kid Cudi Changed Music Forever |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/a-man-named-scott-review-kid-cudi-documentary-1234676475/ |access-date=5 November 2021 |publisher=IndieWire |date=4 November 2021}}</ref> Lovia Gyarkye of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' commented on how the film's ending would “start to feel like forced attempts at profundity, as if Cudi's testimony alone hasn't always been enough.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gyarkye |first1=Lovia |title=Amazon's 'A Man Named Scott': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-man-named-scott-film-review-1235041907/ |access-date=7 November 2021 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=4 November 2021}}</ref>
+Chris Azzopardi of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "This film about Kid Cudi is that rare musician-focused documentary, one as sensitive, fully formed and noble in its intentions as the artist himself."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Azzopardi |first1=Chris |title='A Man Named Scott' Review: Bending Genres, Coping With Struggles |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/movies/a-man-named-scott-review.html |access-date=4 November 2021 |work=New York Times |date=4 November 2021}}</ref>
+Jude Dry of ''[[IndieWire]]'' wrote that the film "rightfully highlights Cudi's contribution to culture as an emotional truth teller," but added that it "lacks the artistic vision of Cudi's musical talents, despite its best efforts."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dry |first1=Jude |title='A Man Named Scott' Review: A Self-Aggrandizing Case for How Kid Cudi Changed Music Forever |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/11/a-man-named-scott-review-kid-cudi-documentary-1234676475/ |access-date=5 November 2021 |publisher=IndieWire |date=4 November 2021}}</ref>
+Lovia Gyarkye of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' commented on how the film's ending would “start to feel like forced attempts at profundity, as if Cudi's testimony alone hasn't always been enough.”<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gyarkye |first1=Lovia |title=Amazon's 'A Man Named Scott': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-man-named-scott-film-review-1235041907/ |access-date=7 November 2021 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=4 November 2021}}</ref>
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 [[Category:2021 documentary films]]
 [[Category:American documentary films]]
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+[[Category:Amazon MGM Studios films]]
 [[Category:Documentary films about hip hop music and musicians]]
 [[Category:Amazon Prime Video original films]]
+[[Category:English-language documentary films]]
 [[Category:Mad Solar productions]]
 [[Category:Kid Cudi]]
 [[Category:2020s English-language films]]
+[[Category:2020s American films]]