Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
Couldn't believe Charlie Kaufman was the screenwriter. It has a million things going for it but the editing and tone are a mess. Then I saw Steven Soderbergh on the crew list and all the pieces fell into place