Synopses & Reviews
Hollywood calls it the "shoot out"... the point during the making of a movie when star-fits and power struggles turn into standoffs, walk-outs, and clashing egos. How a film ever gets made is a wonder. Leave it to two industry icons to unreel the true story...
About the Author
Peter Bart, editor-in-chief of
Variety and
Daily Variety, has been a reporter for
The New York Times and
The Wall Street Journal. He has played key roles in developing and supervising such films as
Rosemary’s Baby, True Grit, The Godfather, Paper Moon, and
Harold and Maude. He served as vice president for production at Paramount, senior vice president at MGM, and president of Lorimar Films. He is the author of several books, including
Who Killed Hollywood? and
Fade Out.
Peter Guber, the founder and head of Mandalay Entertainment, has served in a variety of key executive posts, ranging from head of production at Columbia Pictures to president of Sony Entertainment. He has been associated with many award-winning and successful films, including The Deep, Midnight Express, Rain Man, Batman, and Enemy at the Gates. He has been a faculty member at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television for more than twenty years, where he established and teaches, with Peter Bart, a graduate course in the Independent Film and Television Producers program.
Table of Contents
Shoot Out Roll Credits
1. Eye of the Storm
2. The Holy Grail
3. The Mapmakers
4. The Alchemists
5. The Illuminati
6. The Zookeepers
7. The Golden Rule
8. The Crucible
9. The Dream Merchants
Reshoots
Bibliographical Note
Index
About The Authors