That changed in the 1990s with the rise of the tell-all. The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015) and similar post-mortems set a new standard. Today’s audience doesn’t want the press release; they want the on-set screaming matches, the union disputes, and the stories of the child stars who slipped through the cracks.
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We watch these documentaries to feel smarter than the marketing department. When we see how a CGI sequence was actually filmed in a parking lot, or how a love scene was choreographed while the directors argued, we reclaim a sense of control. Furthermore, in an era of strikes, AI anxiety, and streaming residuals, the audience is finally aware that the industry is a job, not a fairy tale. Documentaries validate that disillusionment. That changed in the 1990s with the rise of the tell-all