Hollywood superstar Michael J Fox is set to reveal all in his new documentary about his life and battle with Parkinson’s disease.
The Back To The Future star, 61, bares all in front of the camera for the doc, titled, Still: A Michael J Fox Movie, while insisting he’s a “tough son of a b****”.
In the trailer, Michael reflects on his rise to fame in the ’80s, admitting he was “bigger than bubble gum,” but also recounts the tough times he faced as he tried to hide his Parkinson’s disease symptoms from the world and those closest to him.
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Michael received his diagnosis at the height of his career when he was 29 years old, but he didn’t go public with his health issues until seven years later in 1998.
In the documentary, he admits to taking dopamine pills and holding props in his left hand while on set to try to hide his shaking.
He also sought solace in alcohol as a way to “dissociate” in the years that followed the discovery.
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“I was definitely an alcoholic. But I’ve gone 30 years without having a drink,” he said.
Michael goes on to recount how his wife whispered “in sickness and in health” after he revealed the news of his diagnosis, but nobody outside of his family knew until he went public.
The eye-opening documentary offers viewers rare insight into Michael’s life through family footage and news reports.
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It explores what happens “when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease” and was debuted at the Sundance Film Festival last year.
“You think [life’s] made of brick and rock. But it’s not. It’s made out of paper and feathers. It’s an illusion,” Michael said in the documentary, reflecting on his life before and after his diagnosis.
Included in the trailer are emotional recollections of the moment Fox first discovered Parkinson’s disease symptoms in his finger at the height of his fame.
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