Phase 4 Films has struck a deal for US rights to the theatrical version of Brigitte Berman’s documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel. The film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and Phase 4 plans to release it in theaters in late spring 2010. Hefner participated in the film, letting the filmmaker have access to his personal archives.
Jan 26
2010
06:14 PM ET
Phase 4 plans spring launch for Hugh Hefner documentary
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What happened to that biopic with Robert Downey Jr. as Hefner?
I’d be curious to see it, but I bet it’s tame. So many of these documentaries that look into a sexual topic are about as graphic as a hallmark movie.