This third volume of The Great Movie Stars series brings the reader up-to-date on the major movie stars of contemporary Hollywood and European film making. These include the greats whose careers began a decade or so back, but who continue to draw crowds to the box office, such as Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Maggie Smith. It also covers the infamous Hollywood Brat Pack - Christopher Lambert, Eddie Murphy, Madonna, Steve Martin, Robin Williams and Sylvester Stallone. For each star there is a detailed career survey including the titles of all the star's films, an analysis of its critical and financial success, contemporary reviews, salary figures and contract details. David Shipman has also written the companion volumes Great Movie Stars 1 and 2, The Story of the Cinema, The Good Film and Video Guide, and Movie Talk.