{"product_id":"the-devils-guide-to-hollywood-the-screenwriter-as-god-9780312373849","title":"The Devil's Guide to Hollywood: The Screenwriter as God!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Guide to Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author and legendary bad-boy screenwriter Joe Eszterhas tells everything he knows about the industry, its players and screenwriting itself--from the first blank sheet of paper in the Olivetti to the size of the credit on the one-sheet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There's just one hunk of funny anecdote after another, quotes from everyone who ever mattered in the movie biz, and the thing is jam-packed with screenwriterly advice. Plus it's hilariously funny, ribald, sexy and brilliant.\"--Liz Smith \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOften practical and always entertaining, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Guide to Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e distills everything one of Hollywood's most accomplished screenwriters knows about the business, from writing advice to negotiation tricks, from the wisdom of past players to the feuds of current ones. Eszterhas has selected his personal pantheon of the most loved and loathed players in the business and treats the reader to a treasure trove of stories, quotes and wisdom from those luminaries, who include William Goldman (loathes) and Zsa Zsa Gabor (loves). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Guide to Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e could only have been written by someone who loves the business as much as Eszterhas does--but who also has its number. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Eszterhas delivers a dishy, catty mix of reminiscences and Hollywood trivia...his forte is skewering sycophants and phonies in this opinionated showcase of the underside of Hollywood life.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Eszterhas has written fifteen films which have made more than a billion dollars at the box office. Among them are \u003ci\u003eBasic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eInstinct\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJagged Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlashdance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShowgirls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBetrayed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Music Box\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eF.I.S.T.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of the recent \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers AMERICAN RHAPSODY and HOLLYWOOD ANIMAL. In 1975, his second book, CHARLIE SIMPSON'S APOCALYPSE, was nominated for the National Book Award. He was a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e from 1971 to 1975. He lives with his wife, Naomi, and their four sons in Bainbridge Township, Ohio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50319248752914,"sku":"9780312373849","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_459010b4-46ac-4e84-b076-dbad43fd0290.jpg?v=1727566339","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-devils-guide-to-hollywood-the-screenwriter-as-god-9780312373849","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}