R | 1h 35min | Documentary, Docudrama, Biography | 12 May 2023 (USA)
In 1991 while shooting “Doc Hollywood,” actor Michael J. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a currently incurable degenerative chronic nerve disorder which results in physical tremors, slowness of movement, rigidity, difficulty with speech, and, eventually dementia. It is an ugly, cruel, and relentless disorder that generally starts in people approaching middle age. Fox was 29 when he was diagnosed.
“STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (stylized “STILL”) is a tour-de-force chronicling of his life story and his ongoing battle to deal with and find a cure for Parkinson’s.
“STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie” tells his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s. (Apple TV+)
Having successfully escaped the formidable shadow of his four-time Oscar-winning father, Charles, director Davis Guggenheim is the only filmmaker with three features (“An Inconvenient Truth,” “It Might Get Loud,” “Waiting For Superman”) in the top 100 grossing documentaries of all time….