Blade Runners, Deer Hunters & Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: My Life in Cult Movies - Softcover

Deeley, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 057123920X ISBN 13: 9780571239207

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2010

Synopsis

One man links The Deer Hunter, Blade Runner, The Italian Job, Don't Look Now, The Wicker Man and The Man Who Fell to Earth. Producer Michael Deeley, an urbane Englishman in Hollywood, had to fight wars to get these movies made, from defending the legendary sex scene of Don't Look Now from a disapproving Warren Beatty to seizing control of Convoy from a cocaine-ridden Sam Peckinpah. This is a no-holds-barred look at the true stories behind some of the greatest cult movies ever made.

Blade Runners, Deer Hunters & Blowing the Bloody Doors Off is essential for any fan of cult film, British cinema, or simply of a fascinating story told well.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Deeley's films as producer include The Italian Job (1969), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1975), The Deer Hunter (1978, for which he won an Oscar®), and Blade Runner (1982). As MD and later owner of British Lion Films he oversaw Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now (1973) and Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man (1973), and went on to become President of EMI Films Inc. He is a founding member and Deputy Chairman of The British Screen Advisory Council.

Edition details

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 057123920X
• ISBN 13: 9780571239207
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288