Overview
- Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter, directed by Zeberiah Newman and executive produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, debuts Nov. 19 in select theaters and on demand, with New York screenings beginning Nov. 21.
- In a rare TODAY interview, Powter, 67, said the film has given her “real hope” as she continues delivering food in Las Vegas to cover rent.
- Powter rose to fame in the early 1990s with ubiquitous infomercials and bestselling books before lawsuits, bad deals and a second divorce led to her 1995 personal bankruptcy.
- She maintains she never controlled the company’s finances, describing a 50/50 business arrangement and saying she did not receive the large sums her brand generated.
- A Hollywood Reporter review calls the documentary an empathetic, fly-on-the-wall portrait that avoids sensationalism while chronicling her present-day struggles and resilience.