Review of Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013) by Jonathan D — 19 Jun 2017

Good Documentary on Shep Gordon. He comes off as kind of arrogant at times, but how can you not when you have so much going for you.

This review of Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2013) was written by Jonathan D on 19 June 2017.

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon has generally received positive reviews.

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By Adam Lee Davies (66) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 16 Jul 2014

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