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| Devil's Guide |
One of the most successful spec screenwriters in Hollywood in the 1980s and '90s was Joe Eszterhas. His films included F.I.S.T., Flashdance
, Music Box
, Basic Instinct
, Showgirls
, and Telling Lies in America
.
A
lot of people don't like him for his lifestyle, his drug use, his
arrogance, or his choice of stories to tell. I'm not here to defend him
over any of those things, just to say: If you want to see how to write a
great script that sells, read one by Joe. You can find a copy of the
script for Basic Instinct here.
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| Basic Instinct |
In 2006 he published The Devil's Guide to Hollywood,
a mix of reminiscences and Hollywood trivia in the guise of a handbook
for wannabe screenwriters. (It's an eye-opener; well worth reading.)
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a mix of reminiscences and Hollywood trivia in the guise of a handbook
for wannabe screenwriters. (It's an eye-opener; well worth reading.)
In the following video, recorded at a public reading of that book in 2006, Joe talks about his research
and how he went about writing some of his scripts, including Basic Instinct.
1 comment:
Great advice from a wise writer, thanks Henry.
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