100 Years of Horror staring Hugh Hefner as Himself

May 23, 2006 7:58 AM

Anyone know of any good documentaries about Hugh Hefner?

My boss is doing reasearch for some sort of documentary, and for whatever weird reason needs "good" documentaries on Hef. I've been put in charge of finding them. I've tried IMDB, but I don't feel like weeding through the 300+ Playboy selections to find anything "quality." Any suggestions?

posted by samsarah to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

Here's one from Amazon.


posted by lain at 8:04 AM on May 23, 2006

Here.sorry
posted by lain at 8:05 AM on May 23, 2006

Several years ago, I saw an episode of Biography about him that was quite good.
posted by COBRA! at 8:10 AM on May 23, 2006

which is what lain linked to. shit. well, it's good.
posted by COBRA! at 8:11 AM on May 23, 2006

The Hef Biography is very good... I believe there's a True Hollywood Story about him as well. The THS shows always end up a bit more schlocky than Biography though.
posted by antifuse at 9:11 AM on May 23, 2006

Response by poster: Thank you. I'll be sure to check that one out.
posted by samsarah at 9:29 AM on May 23, 2006

Here is a recent New Yorker article that, while ostensibly about a new book of Playboy centerfolds, has an excellent short bio and analysis of Hefner's works and life.
posted by gwint at 9:57 AM on May 23, 2006

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time is a wonderful feature-length biography. Bonus: David Lynch is executive producer.
posted by CMichaelCook at 2:04 PM on May 23, 2006