Shep Gordon: The Supermensch Interview
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon is a 2013 American documentary film about talent manager Shep Gordon, directed by Mike Myers. The film is the account of Gordon’s career and the outgrowth of a friendship between Myers and Gordon that began in 1991 when Myers was seeking to use a song by Alice Cooper (one of Gordon’s earliest clients) in the 1992 film Wayne’s World.
The film was screened in the Gala Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.[3] It won the audience award for best documentary at the 2014 Sarasota Film Festival, and also screened at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. It is scheduled for theatrical release on June 6, 2014.
Shep Gordon is a producer and writer, known for They Live (1988), Prince of Darkness (1987) and The People Under the Stairs (1991). Omtimes Magazine had the privilege to sit down and talk with the legendary Shep Gordon, talking about being a “Supermensch”, Life, Buddhism and his incredible experiences being the epicenter of what we call “Our Contemporary Pop culture”.
OMTIMES: Aloha! Thank you for taking time to speak with us today.
Shep Gordon: Well, thank you for wanting to speak to me.
OMTIMES: Oh, your movie was awesome. We loved it.
Shep Gordon: Thank you.
OMTIMES: But, just as a background, I found it so incredible that you sort of were at the epicenter of an entire culture, and a generation. And it was just absolutely fascinating to see this background.
