Tales from the Script

50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories

By: Hanson,Peter Herman, Paul Robert

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Paperback | 26 January 2010

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A great gift idea for screenwriters: An unprecedented collection of exclusive interviews with Hollywood screenwriters, who reveal the secrets behind their successes and failures, offer uplifting stories about how faith in their talent has empowered their careers, and share colorful, entertaining anecdotes about our favorite stars and films.

Discover the secrets of Hollywood storytelling in this fascinating collection, in which fifty screenwriters share the inside scoop about how they surmounted incredible odds to break into the business...how they transformed their ideas into box office blockbusters...how their words helped launch the careers of major stars...how they earned accolades and Academy Awards™...and how their careers affected their lives.

Entertaining, informative, and sometimes startling, Tales from the Script features exclusive interviews with film's top wordsmiths—Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), John Carpenter (Halloween), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption), Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally...), William Goldman (The Princess Bride), Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver), John August (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), David Hayter (Watchmen), Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost), and dozens of others.

Tales from the Script is a must for movie buffs who savor behind-the-scenes stories—and a master class for all those who dream of writing the Great American Screenplay, taught by those who made that dream come true.

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"Captures the excitement, frustration, and reality of being a working screenwriter in an accessible and essential volume that aspiring screenwriters will devour." -- Booklist (starred review)

"Fascinating tales from the belly of the beast." -- Lawrence Kasdan, Oscar-nominated writer/director of The Big Chill, Wyatt Earp, and Body Heat

"Tales From the Script gathers notable veterans of the screen wars who demonstrate the basic truth of our adventures in Movieland: Writing is the easy part." -- John Sayles, writer/director of Lone Star and Eight Men Out

"A must-read for anyone who depends on the screenwriter's craft. And that's a lot of us." -- Edward R. Pressman, producer of Wall Street, American Psycho, and Reversal of Fortune

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Introduction	p. xi
The Adventure Begins	p. 1
The Educator's Perspective	p. 26
Breaking In	p. 33
The Contest Administrator's Perspective	p. 57
The Marketplace of Ideas	p. 63
The Reader's Perspective	p. 86
The First Yes	p. 93
The Agent's Perspective	p. 114
What's Yours Is Theirs	p. 121
The Development Executive's Perspective	p. 143
Power Players	p. 149
The Director's Perspective	p. 174
The Rules of the Game	p. 181
The Screenwriting Guru's Perspective	p. 205
Slings and Arrows	p. 211
The Writers Guild Arbitrator's Perspective	p. 239
Taking Control	p. 245
The Maverick's Perspective	p. 261
No Is the Path to Yes	p. 267
The Therapist's Perspective	p. 294
Going the Distance	p. 301
The Veteran's Perspective	p. 319
Meet the Screenwriters	p. 325
Acknowledgments	p. 345
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50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories

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