Bambi vs. Godzilla

Mamet, David

ISBN 10: 0375422536 / ISBN 13: 9780375422539

Published by Pantheon, 2007

About this Item

First edition stated. Full number line. Book are DJ are solid VG. DJ is now in Brodart. Inscription on pre title page, "To Jerry Graff, with love, DM." Probable David Mamet inscription.

Seller Inventory # 17308

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bambi vs. Godzilla
• Publisher: Pantheon
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375422536
• ISBN 13: 9780375422539
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 14 ounces
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

In Bambi vs. Godzilla, David Mamet, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter, gives us an exhilaratingly subversive inside look at Hollywood from the perspective of a filmmaker who has always played the game his own way.

Who really reads the scripts at the film studios? How is a screenplay like a personals ad? Whose opinion matters when revising a screenplay? Why are there so many producers listed in movie credits? And what the hell do those producers do, anyway? Refreshingly unafraid to offend, Mamet provides hilarious, surprising, and bracingly forthright answers to these and other questions about virtually every aspect of filmmaking, from concept to script to screen.

He covers topics ranging from “How Scripts Got So Bad” to the oxymoron of “Manners in Hollywood.” He takes us step-by-step through some of his favorite movie stunts and directorial tricks, and demonstrates that it is craft and crew, not stars and producers, that make great films. He tells us who his favorite actors and what his favorite movies are, who he thinks is the most perfect actor to grace the screen, and who he thinks should never have appeared there.

Demigods and sacred cows of the movie business–beware! But for the rest of us, Mamet speaking truth to Hollywood makes for searingly enjoyable reading.

About the Author

David Mamet’s work includes the Oscar-nominated films The Verdict and Wag the Dog. He has taught at the Yale School of Drama, New York University, and Goddard College, and he is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company in New York City.