Easy Riders, Raging Bulls - How the Sex-drugs-and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Changed Hollywood (Hardcover)

In the late 1960s, Hollywood was still trying to maintain the studio system of the '40s and '50s, but in the real world things were changing and eventually even the ingrained old guard had to go, overthrown by the young Turks. It all started with Easy Rider, a film still after 30 years subject to much contention about who wrote what, and for the next years some of the finest American movies of all time were produced. But too much easy sex, money and drugs destroyed much of the young talent of that time, leaving us with the big-budget, cynical action films that fill the cinemas now. A cautionary tale of what can happen when wishes do come true. (Kirkus UK)

Based on hundreds of interviews with the directors, as well as producers, stars, studio executives, spouses and girlfriends, this is the full story of the crazy world the directors ruled. Never before have so many celebrities talked so frankly about one another and the drugs, sex, and money that made so many of them crash and burn.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1998
Authors:	Peter Biskind
Dimensions:	243 x 163mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	506
ISBN-13:	978-0-7475-3630-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Individual film directors, film-makers Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Cinema industry
LSN:	0-7475-3630-9
Barcode:	9780747536307

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