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In this uproarious tale of what it is to make movies, we get to explore, at close range, finicky directors, clueless executives, shameless marketers, famous actors, battered screenwriters, and hapless producers crossing paths in such calamitous ways that it's a miracle these films get made at all. Whether he's trying to persuade an executive that Gwyneth Paltrow has enough chin to carry the lead in a movie, forcing an enraged Alec Baldwin to shave off his mountain-man beard, discussing ankle hair loss with Dustin Hoffman, or sitting through an excruciating reading of a David Mamet script as Robert De Niro toys with the notion of heading up the cast, Art Linson gives a brutally honest and comprehensive tour through the horrors of Hollywood, from script to screen.

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'A breezy anatomy of ritual humiliation, Hollywood-style... Linson is an amusing writer... Linson takes not quite potshots, but humorous nibbles at Hollywood's culture of self-importance.' 'Art Linson puts a film freak exactly where he or she wants to be: in the Fox screening room during the studio brass' horrified first look at fight Club...Linson gives readers a glimpse into a bizarro world where ""It's good"" is the absolute worst thing you can say about a movie.' 'It's a hoot... Linson observes all with a keen, critical eye.' 'A fun read. The tone--raw, wounded, sarcastic--is lively, and the story is seasoned with anecdotes about the stupid or bizarre behavior of suits and stars.' 'It's a hoot...Linson observes all with a keen, critical eye.' ""Art Linson's dark gem of a book is a wickedly funny and sardonic insider's look at life in the belly of the beast. It is the best user's manual to Hollywood I know."" --Peter Biskind, author of Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film ""Art Linson puts a film freak exactly where he or she wants to be: in the Fox screening room during the studio brass's horrified first look at Fight Club. . . . Linson gives readers a glimpse into a bizarre world where 'It's good' is the absolute worst thing you can say about a movie."" --Entertainment Weekly ""Art Linson sings of Hollywood in a low, guttural, animal wail, alternately hysterical, biting, humiliating, and wise."" --Sean Penn

Art Linson's dark gem of a book is a wickedly funny and sardonic insider's look at life in the belly of the beast. It is the best user's manual to Hollywood I know. --Peter Biskind, author of Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film Art Linson puts a film freak exactly where he or she wants to be: in the Fox screening room during the studio brass's horrified first look at Fight Club. . . . Linson gives readers a glimpse into a bizarre world where 'It's good' is the absolute worst thing you can say about a movie. --Entertainment Weekly Art Linson sings of Hollywood in a low, guttural, animal wail, alternately hysterical, biting, humiliating, and wise. --Sean Penn

"""Art Linson's dark gem of a book is a wickedly funny and sardonic insider's look at life in the belly of the beast. It is the best user's manual to Hollywood I know."" --Peter Biskind, author of Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film""Art Linson puts a film freak exactly where he or she wants to be: in the Fox screening room during the studio brass's horrified first look at Fight Club. . . . Linson gives readers a glimpse into a bizarre world where 'It's good' is the absolute worst thing you can say about a movie."" --Entertainment Weekly""Art Linson sings of Hollywood in a low, guttural, animal wail, alternately hysterical, biting, humiliating, and wise."" --Sean Penn"

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ART LINSON was born in Chicago and grew up in Hollywood. He has been producing movies for twenty-four years, and his credits include The Untouchables, Heat, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Scrooged, Fight Club, and Heist. In 1995, he published his first book, A Pound of Flesh: Perilous Tales of How to Produce Movies in Hollywood

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