Fatal Subtraction: How Hollywood Really Does Business

by Pierce O'Donnell

In the most precedent-setting lawsuit in Hollywood history, Art Buchwald was represented by O'Donnell. Features some of Hollywood's biggest names, from Eddie Murphy to Arsenio Hall to powerful studio executives.

Genres: Nonfiction, Film

Audio Cassette

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 Buffoonery · 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.