In a zany and outrageous novel about modern romance, the princess of wales falls in love with a hollywood screenwriter and runs away to mcdonalds. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. The deal by peter lefcourt overdrive rakuten overdrive. It is a quick read, but more satisfying than the typical hollywood farce. In his acknowledgments, peter lefcourt, an emmy awardwinning television writer and the author of an incisively comic hollywood novel, the deal, thanks his editor for buying this novel on a. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the deal. A novel of hollywood kindle edition by lefcourt, peter. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The deal is a 2008 american satirical comedy film directed by steven schachter. They taught me a great deal, helped me build confidence and continue to be an influence. His first novel, the deal, was adapted for the screen by william h. But my immediate task is to impress upon you how disturbingly beautiful i am with large breasts hanging free. He is also an awardwinning writer for film and television.
Peter lefcourt born 1946 is an american television producer, a film and television. As old fan of hollywood books and novels, this ranks among the funniest ive read. Charlie manages to turn the script into a hot propertyreinstating him as a player. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The mandalorian, gravity falls, and free solo top our list of the best. I was too cheap to buy the 11 karens in paperback, so here i was looking at an old 1991 novel that i could buy and be happy with. Gwyneth paltrow rescued the film, but her demand that brother jake get to direct has continued to prove a deal breaker. The hollywood reporter asked michael torbiak a founder of gatekeepers, a private club for assistants, and a former hollywood assistant himself. Washedup hollywood producer charlie berns has mailed in his updated obit and is about to suck his mercedes tailpipe and fade to black when a miracle materializes. Washedup hollywood producer charlie berns has mailed in his updated obit. Peter lefcourt is the author of six previous novels.
A novel of hollywood audio cd audiobook, cd, unabridged. Peter lefcourt offers an entertaining insiders look at the madness behind hollywood and the absurd convolutions people follow in an attempt to get a film made. Peter lefcourt is a refugee from the trenches of hollywood, where he has. Macy is based on the 1991 novel of the same title by peter lefcourt. The deal book by peter lefcourt official publisher. Much of lefcourts fiction has been inspired by his truelife experiences working behindthescenes in hollywood.
If youve completed multiple rewrites, this book is still worth noting if. At least two of those things feature in my new novel. Leroys dream narrative runs though the whole novel, hinting ever more clearly at war crimes, and maintaining an. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Struggling hollywood film producer charlie berns is on the verge of suicide when his. Deadline founder nikki finke starts fiction site hollywood dementia. Peter lefcourt is a screenwriter, emmy awardwinning television writer, and the national. Eleven karens, the woody, abbreviating ernie, di and i, the dreyfus affair and the deal. Theres a touch of the roman a clef to the book, though not so much that it suffers from the rapid dating inflicted by the vicissitudes of popularity in the moviemaking business. Hollywood trenches edited by peter lefcourt and laura j shapiro. A novel by peter lefcourt from amazons fiction books store.