Chasing the Light by Oliver Stone
An intimate memoir by the controversial, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Oliver StoneBefore moving to Los Angeles and the international success of Platoon in 1986, Oliver Stone had been wounded as an infantryman in Vietnam, and spent years writing unproduced scripts while working odd jobs in Manhattan. Stone, now 73, recounts those formative years with in-the-moment details of the highs and lows: meetings with Al Pacino over Stone's early scripts; the harrowing demon of cocaine addiction; the failure of his first feature; his risky on-the-ground research of Miami drug cartels for Scarface; and much more. Chasing the Light is a true insider's guide to Hollywood's razor-edged years of upheaval in the 1970s and '80s with untold stories of decade-defining films from the man behind the camera.
Oliver Stone is an award-winning American screenwriter, film director, and producer who has written and produced over twenty-five feature films and six documentaries, some of which have gone down in history as some of the most influential and memorable films of the previous few decades. His work, which focuses on critical 20th-century American political themes, is frequently viewed as divisive at the time of its release.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780358522508 |
| ISBN 10 | 0358522501 |
| Title | Chasing the Light |
| Author | Oliver Stone |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mariner Books |
| Year published | 2021-05-04 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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