Fast Fade: David Puttnam, Columbia Pictures, and the Battle for Hollywood (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385300063)

A definitive insider's account of the triumphs and tribulations of a legendary Hollywood film producer

"A great story about vision, tactics, egos, and filmmaking . . . a complicated portrait of a complicated man."--Louise Bernikow, Cosmopolitan

"Gripping on every page and awash with toweringly overblown celluloid giants in rapturous megalomania."--Kirkus Reviews

"A Hollywood book that is not only well-researched and well-reasoned, but fair and entertaining in the bargain."--Inside Books

"Joins the ranks of Final Cut and Indecent Exposure as a captivating glimpse of the Hollywood most people never see."--Palm Beach Post

"A fascinating study of power in the boardrooms, bedrooms, and such watering holes as Chasen's, Morton's, and Trump."--Riverside Press-Enterprise

"Yule pulls no punches, and neither do Puttnam's friends, in describing the film genius's considerable personal flaws."--The Orlando Sentinel

"Fast Fade is well-written . . . well-researched . . . and will appeal to all those curious about the recent history of the film industry."--Barron's Weekly

Author: Andrew Yule
ISBN-10: 0385300069
ISBN-13: 9780385300063
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1989
Pages: 388
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.14w x 0.98d