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Sony's ill-fated Hollywood venture; an inside peek.
Are you fascinated by the glitz and mishaps of Hollywood? 'Hit and Run' is a gripping narrative that will take you deep inside the chaos of Hollywood's business side. It's a candid and detailed account of ambition, deception, and the stark reality of a corporate giant's struggle in the movie industry. Read this and you'll find yourself on a rollercoaster ride through one of the most astonishing tales of Tinseltown.
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ISBN: 9780684832661
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date of Publication: 1997-06-17
Format: Paperback
Related Topics:
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Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 580 readers)
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Hit and Run tells the improbable and often hilarious story of how two Hollywood film packagers went on a campaign to reinvent themselves as studio executives -- at Sony's expense. Veteran reporters Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters chronicle the rise of Jon Peters, a former hairdresser, seventh-grade dropout, and juvenile delinquent, and his soulless soul mate, Peter Guber -- and all the sex, drugs, and fistfights along the way. It is the story of the ultimate Hollywood con job and the standard by which every subsequent business blunder has been measured. Hit and Run delivers rock-solid business reporting liberally laced with inside gossip and outrageous scandal -- plus a new afterword bringing us up to date on the latest fallout from the Guber-Peters legacy.
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Sony's ill-fated Hollywood venture; an inside peek.
Are you fascinated by the glitz and mishaps of Hollywood? 'Hit and Run' is a gripping narrative that will take you deep inside the chaos of Hollywood's business side. It's a candid and detailed account of ambition, deception, and the stark reality of a corporate giant's struggle in the movie industry. Read this and you'll find yourself on a rollercoaster ride through one of the most astonishing tales of Tinseltown.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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