Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
- Director: Matthew Miele
- Writer: Matthew Miele
- Producer: Anne Chertoff, Mary D'Souza
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After a six decade career, Bob Mackie is having a moment yet again. With a Lifetime Achievement award from the CFDA being bestowed in 2019, as well as a Tony nomination for The Cher Show, Mackie made a book-ended return to the 2019 Met Gala, no doubt the 'King of Camp,' as he ascended the stairs for the Camp-themed Gala like he did four decades earlier with a near-naked Cher in an outfit worthy of the cover of TIME Magazine. He is truly the unassuming man behind the myth-making ensembles of Cher, Elton, Tina, Bette, Diana Ross, Carol Burnett, the list goes on and on, and a spotlight on Mackie and his magic is long overdue. Like his costumes, Bob is wholly unique and unfiltered, which makes for a compelling and candid subject. He is an American original, and this new documentary will showcase how he accomplished his life's work and made each design worthy of amplified spectacle.
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Cast & Characters
Bob Mackie (as Self)
Cher (as Self)
Carol Burnett (as Self)
P!nk (as Self (as Pink))
Tom Ford (as Self)
Miley Cyrus (as Self)
RuPaul (as Self)
Mitzi Gaynor (as Self)
Bernadette Peters (as Self)
Zac Posen (as Self)
Gregg Barnes (as Self)
Michael Berresse (as Self)
Jennelle Hamilton (as Self)
Steven Kolb (as Self)
Vicki Lawrence (as Self)
Fern Mallis (as Self)
Joe McFate (as Self)
Booth Moore (as Self)
Martin Nolan
Mel Ottenberg (as Self)
Lulu Porter (as Self)
Law Roach (as Self)
Hal Rubenstein (as Self)
George Schlatter (as Self)
Jeffrey Seller (as Self)