Tom Kummer outdid his rivals with fabricated exclusives – now documentary tells how he fooled German media
The Hollywood press pack just couldn't understand it. How was a Swiss young buck persuading the world's biggest stars to lay bare their lives while the rest of them tried to cook up something even vaguely interesting from the dull scraps they were thrown every time a celebrity had something to promote?
And Tom Kummer really did scoop them all. He got Mike Tyson to pontificate on Nietzsche, discussed Kierkegaard with Sean Penn and listened to Courtney Love intellectualise her breast-baring habit and talk of how she thrived on "disillusionment ... joyless sex, reincarnation".
He discovered hidden depths in Bruce Willis, who revealed a particularly bleak philosophy when he said: "I understood pretty early on that we do not advance through morality, but immorality, vices, cynicism."
In one of Kummer's early hits, Pamela Anderson shared...
The Hollywood press pack just couldn't understand it. How was a Swiss young buck persuading the world's biggest stars to lay bare their lives while the rest of them tried to cook up something even vaguely interesting from the dull scraps they were thrown every time a celebrity had something to promote?
And Tom Kummer really did scoop them all. He got Mike Tyson to pontificate on Nietzsche, discussed Kierkegaard with Sean Penn and listened to Courtney Love intellectualise her breast-baring habit and talk of how she thrived on "disillusionment ... joyless sex, reincarnation".
He discovered hidden depths in Bruce Willis, who revealed a particularly bleak philosophy when he said: "I understood pretty early on that we do not advance through morality, but immorality, vices, cynicism."
In one of Kummer's early hits, Pamela Anderson shared...
- 5/10/2011
- by Helen Pidd
- The Guardian - Film News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.