Fatal Subtraction: The Inside Story of Buchwald V. Paramount

by Pierce O'Donnell, Dennis McDougal

An updated edition of the best-selling book about the workings of Hollywood recounts the suit against Paramount Pictures by humorist Art Buchwald, who claimed Paramount stole the story to the film, Coming to America, from him. Original.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction

594 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1992

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

a smoking gun, totally inside baseball, and carefully noted with the sort of detail that is both analytical and anectdotal. Howard Suber is a star!

[Susan Kosel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating look at how contracts are written for the writers, producers, directors, and talent in Hollywood.

[A Cesspool · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Unabridged rating: 5 stars [i.e. non-Abridged audiobook "other edition"]

I'd hoped this abridged version might suffice [work commute(s), dog walk, etc.] but this isn't a truncated edition insomuch advertisement for the complete, comprehensive, unabridged, hard copy counterpart (or digitized rendition).

Albeit, still likely craving even more litigious specs/legal briefs/law journals after completing that full, 600-page, manuscript.

This, along with Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego, and the Twilight Zone Case or
Special Effects: Disaster at Twilight Zone: The Tragedy and the Trial , &
Frame-Up!: The Untold Story of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle , absolutely deserves digital ingest/interpreting à la contemporary consideration.

[Eric Byrne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pair this book with Steven Bach's Final Cut and you have a stark picture of the film industry that while there can be glory, greed and power is really the final pitch for most everyone involved.

[Frank Palardy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting case

[Elizabeth AcesoUnderGlass · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written, entertaining, informative, and at least twice as long as it needed to be.