Blockbuster: How to Make a Big Studio Picture from Script to Projector and Other Trivial Asides

by Sven Michael Davison

If a bulletproof action hero were to exist in the real world, would he throw a fit about not fitting in? If a born loser who couldn’t break into Hollywood found a new sense of purpose by joining a terrorist group, would he still be a wannabe filmmaker? Now suppose L.A.’s Chief of Police was suffering from a brain tumor during a surprise attack and the FBI agent on the scene practiced medieval medicine. What would happen if you placed all these characters in a hostage situation at a major film studio and tossed in some A-list movie stars as captives?

Before the Department of Homeland Security measured threat levels in America, back when we could fly without stripping down in airport security lines, terror struck the heart of Tinseltown. Blockbuster satirizes the motion picture industry and the marketing juggernauts it churns out at a breakneck pace. Some of it is true; most of it is funny; all of it is profoundly illuminating.

Horace Thimble (aka Mohammad) has invaded Mogul Pictures and is holding their top actors—as well as the studio’s upcoming summer releases—hostage. But his foolproof plan doesn’t take into account special effects wizard Dexter Brubeck’s lucky talent for survival. Although Horace has the LAPD, FBI and the entire nation on its knees, it’s the insurgent team of Dexter and his ex-girlfriend Heather who become the real threat to the terrorist’s plans. Get the picture? You will...when you get the book.

567 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1998

About the author

Sven Michael Davison has written nine books including the award-winning dystopian cyber-punk “God Head Trilogy.” His other works include "7 in 7: A Globe-Hopping Memoir of Disaster and Discovery," highlighting his travels to all seven continents and the life lessons he learned. He is currently polishing his new "Trilogy of Fate" and a reboot of an older title.

Sven is also the host of the YouTube channel "Author/Author" a show that features interviews with the authors listed at the end of this bio. He also argues with his doppelgänger about every aspect of writing on the same channel under the banner of "Back & Forth." New content for "Author/Author" and "Back & Forth" are posted weekly.

Sven worked in the entertainment industry for over twenty-five years and currently lives in Carlsbad, CA with his wife and son. He writes when he can and works when he must.