Stutz helped Hill come to terms with his anxiety around the promotional process. “The good news is that I can say whatever the fuck I want about him,” Stutz said in an interview over Zoom, chuckling with the same wry, no-nonsense demeanor he projects in the movie. However, for Phil Stutz, the 75-year-old therapist-to-the-stars in question, Hill’s decision was a new opportunity for both of them. (It did, however, receive an awards-qualifying run.) That’s an unfortunate setback for one of the more innovative and risky non-fiction experiments this year. Publicity has been part of Hill’s job since “Superbad” put him on the map over 15 years ago and the decision to evade the spotlight comes with immediate consequences: “Stutz” lost a high-profile slot at the Telluride Film Festival, which has a hard line about in-person appearances, and launched on Netflix in the past week with considerably less buzz than other fall titles. It was an extraordinary move by a movie star in an era defined by self-promotion. 'Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues' Filmmakers Suspect His Ghost Co-Directed It at One Eerie Moment 'Smile' Director Parker Finn Still Loves Jump Scares - and Doesn't Care If You Don't Jonah Hill was finishing up “ Stutz,” an intimate and touching documentary about his longtime therapist, when the actor and filmmaker decided he was done talking about himself in public.Ĭiting the realization that he had suffered anxiety attacks for years, Hill said in a public statement over the summer that he would no longer promote any of his work, including “Stutz.” For now, at least, the Netflix release is the last time he’ll appear in front of the camera without putting on a performance.
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