Which Lie Did I Tell?:
More Adventures
in the Screen Trade
by William Goldman
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Which Lie Did I Tell?, Goldman details his experiences—good, bad, and
ugly—over the past fifteen years. He gives us gossipy, terrifying,
hilarious, and insightful stories from the set of such films as The
Princess Bride, Misery, Maverick, and Absolute Power. He fills us in on
what it's like to work with Mel Gibson, Kathy Bates, Michael Douglas,
Clint Eastwood, and many other Hollywood players. He tells us what does
and doesn't work on film and why, conducting a virtual writer's clinic on
classic moments in great screenplays, among them the crop-dusting scene in
North by Northwest and the zipper scene in There's Something About Mary.
Finally, Goldman brings together some of today's top screenwriters to
analyze and doctor a screenplay he created specifically for this book—it's
called The Big A, and Goldman made headlines in Los Angeles with it, as
The Big A was the first screenplay he had auctioned since Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid. Goldman enlightens and entertains, sharing his
invaluable expertise and great behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Which Lie Did
I Tell? is destined to follow its predecessor as the definitive guide to
the nuts and bolts behind the glitzy facade of contemporary Hollywood film
n
Which Lie Did I Tell?, Goldman details his experiences—good, bad, and
ugly—over the past fifteen years. He gives us gossipy, terrifying,
hilarious, and insightful stories from the set of such films as The
Princess Bride, Misery, Maverick, and Absolute Power. He fills us in on
what it's like to work with Mel Gibson, Kathy Bates, Michael Douglas,
Clint Eastwood, and many other Hollywood players. He tells us what does
and doesn't work on film and why, conducting a virtual writer's clinic on
classic moments in great screenplays, among them the crop-dusting scene in
North by Northwest and the zipper scene in There's Something About Mary.
Finally, Goldman brings together some of today's top screenwriters to
analyze and doctor a screenplay he created specifically for this book—it's
called The Big A, and Goldman made headlines in Los Angeles with it, as
The Big A was the first screenplay he had auctioned since Butch Cassidy
and the Sundance Kid. Goldman enlightens and entertains, sharing his
invaluable expertise and great behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Which Lie Did
I Tell? is destined to follow its predecessor as the definitive guide to
the nuts and bolts behind the glitzy facade of contemporary Hollywood film
