"aka Charlie Sheen does its best to let its titular star tell his story, arguably one of Hollywood's wildest up-and-down rides. The new Netflix documentary features home videos, tons of clips from Charlie Sheen's projects, and interviews with key figures from his life - this includes ex-wives Denise Richards and Brooke Mueller, lifelong friend Sean Penn, Two and a Half Men creator Chuck Lorre, two of Sheen's children, and Sheen's drug dealer Marco."
"Before Sheen traveled to Budapest to film his first movie role in Grizzly II: Revenge (alongside George Clooney and Laura Dern), he auditioned for "the biggest project in town." While he thought he'd blown the audition, director John G. Avildsen thought differently, and offered him the role of Daniel Russo, asking him how quickly he could get into karate training."
The Netflix documentary centers on Charlie Sheen using home videos, archival clips, and interviews with ex-wives Denise Richards and Brooke Mueller, friend Sean Penn, Chuck Lorre, two children, and his drug dealer Marco. Many participants show ambivalence about joining, with Jon Cryer saying "I'm not here to build him up and i'm not here to tear him down, but I sure hope this doesn't go bad." The film traces Sheen's notorious rise and fall, notes that he was seven years sober at the time of interview, and highlights career revelations and episodes of self-sabotage, including a missed offer for The Karate Kid due to prior commitments and his father's counsel.
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