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And judging by his stirring rendition of the famous “To thine own self be true” speech, the ever-reliable Chamberlain would make for a moving Polonius. It’s a shame, because the numerous scenes from the play itself indicate that the actor/filmmaker seems to possess the dramatic chops necessary for the difficult role. That the 54-year-old actor–whose extensive credits include Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Pretty Woman–was making this film even as he was frantically preparing to both direct and star in his vanity production no doubt accounts for its extreme choppiness, not to mention such poor sound quality that some of the interview subjects can barely be understood.

The film alternates between segments depicting the chaotic rehearsals and ones exploring Hyde White’s difficult relationship with his late father–famed for his stage work and memorable turns in such films as My Fair Lady-who once told him that “true talent skips a generation.” The two are seen interacting in an old clip from The Merv Griffin Show that reveals little of the angst that the son now expresses. “I never knew Alex before, so I don’t know if he lost his mind or never had it,” he says. “Doing Hamlet in three days has turned out to be a very chaotic experience,” says Chamberlain in typically understated fashion, while another of the actors is rather more explicit in his bafflement.

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