Which Lie Did I Tell? - by William Goldman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" comes a garrulous new book that is as much a screenwriting how-to (and how-not-to) manual as it is a feast of insider information. Goldman, one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood today, tells all he knows. Devastatingly eye-opening and endlessly entertaining, "Which Lie Did I Tell?" is indispensable reading for anyone intrigued by the process of how a movie gets made.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of <i>All the President's Men</i>, <i>The Princess Bride</i>, and <i>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</i>, here is essential reading for both the aspiring screenwriter and anyone who loves going to the movies.</b> <p/> If you want to know why a no-name like Kathy Bates was cast in <i>Misery, </i>it's in here. Or why Linda Hunt's brilliant work in <i>Maverick</i> didn't make the final cut, William Goldman gives you the straight truth. Why Clint Eastwood loves working with Gene Hackman and how MTV has changed movies for the worse, William Goldman, one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood today, tells all he knows. Devastatingly eye-opening and endlessly entertaining, <i>Which Lie Did I Tell?</i> is indispensable reading for anyone even slightly intrigued by the process of how a movie gets made.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[C]ompelling . . . full of practical advice for the aspiring screenwriter.--<i>The New York Times</i> <p/>[A] shrewd and beguiling blend of Hollywood war stories, screenwriting shoptalk, and . . . unstinting joie de vivre.--<i>The Boston Globe</i> <p/>Goldman still proves a racously engaging guide to the business.--<i>Variety <p/></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>William Goldman</b> was an Academy Award-winning author of screenplays, plays, memoirs, and novels. His first novel, <i>The Temple of Gold</i> (1957), was followed by the script for the Broadway army comedy <i>Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole </i>(1961). He went on to write the screenplays for many acclaimed films, including <i>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</i> (1969) and <i>All the President's Men</i> (1976), for which he won two Academy Awards. He adapted his own novels for the hit movies <i>Marathon Man</i> (1976) and <i>The Princess Bride</i>(1987).
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