Shoot Out: Surviving the Fame and (Mis) Fortune of Hollywood

Drawn from three decades of observation and experience, two of Hollywood's major players present a revelatory and raucous look at the art and business of modern filmmaking, discussing the inevitable "shoot out," which entails standoffs, confrontations, scandals, and dilemmas as writers, directors, producers, stars, and agents push forward their own agendas. 35,000 first printing.

Peter Bart, editor-in-chief of Variety and Daily Variety, has been a reporter for The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has played key roles in developing and supervising such films as Rosemary's Baby, True Grit, The Godfather, Paper Moon, and Harold and Maude. He served as vice president for production at Paramount, senior vice president at MGM, and president of Lorimar Films. He is the author of several books, including Who Killed Hollywood? and Fade Out.
Peter Guber, the founder and head of Mandalay Entertainment, has served in a variety of key executive posts, ranging from head of production at Columbia Pictures to president of Sony Entertainment. He has been associated with many award-winning and successful films, including The Deep, Midnight Express, Rain Man, Batman, and Enemy at the Gates. He has been a faculty member at the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television for more than twenty years, where he established and teaches, with Peter Bart, a graduate course in the Independent Film and Television Producers program.