Monster - Living Off the Big Screen (Paperback, 1st Vintage Books Ed)

In Hollywood, screenwriters are a curse to be borne, and beating up on them is an industry blood sport. But in this ferociously funny and accurate account of life on the Hollywood food chain, it's a screenwriter who gets the last murderous laugh. That may be because the writer is John Gregory Dunne, who has written screenplays, along with novels and non-fiction, for thirty years. In 1988 Dunne and his wife, Joan Didion, were asked to write a screenplay about the dark and complicated life of the late TV anchorwoman Jessica Savitch. Eight years and twenty-seven drafts later, this script was made into the fairy tale "Up Close and Personal" starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer. Detailing the meetings, rewrites, fights, firings, and distractions attendant to the making of a single picture, Monster illuminates the process with sagacity and raucous wit.

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 1998
First published:	March 1998
Authors:	John Gregory Dunne
Dimensions:	201 x 131 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	224
Edition:	1st Vintage Books Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-75024-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Promotions
LSN:	0-375-75024-X
Barcode:	9780375750243

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