>> jerry weintraub is -- >> jerry weintraub is -- >> jerry weintraub is -- >> he's a puncher. >> he never gets down and quits. >> it is a rare bird. >> he's a lot of things to a lot of different people. >> he's ringling brothers. he's barnum and bailey. >> houdini. >> forest gump. >> you can't buy him dinner. >> reporter: the hbo documentary "his way" gives us a look at his life both personal and professional. his long career included time as a music industry tour promoter and as a music manager who worked with the likes of john denver and led zeppelin. he even briefly ran united artists but producing was his forte. his first film working with robert altman on "nashville" in 1975. two years later he hit big producing "oh, god" with friend john denver and legend george burns. >> god. >> chemicals, all chemicals. turning kids into garbage cans.