WOW, GREAT DEPECTION OF TRUE EVENTS - RICHIE RICH GOES OFF THE RAILS

Rating: 9/10 (20 February 2020)

Unbelievable story and even more so since it was based on true events. The story of John Dupont of the Dupont Fortune fits the stereotype of "Richie Rich" with no friends except those paid to be there. This film makes you appreciate being an "average Joe" with an average life.
I didn't watch this movie until 2020 and I'm sorry it took me this long to find it!
John Dupont seems to have had some underlying mental problems, drug and alcohol abuse only exacerbated by his disapproving mother who held the purse strings to the family fortune. Dupont spent his entire life trying to get her approval which never came.
There are a number of story lines going on here....
1. The family dynamics of the Duponts and the power play between parent and child
2. The ups and downs of olympic athletes and how they make a living after their moment of glory
3. How anything can be bought given the right circumstances
I was not familiar with this story until I saw the movie...it left me sad for days.