The Players: Taking Hollywood for a Ride (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781845960605)

This is the astonishing true story of how a bankrupt con man bounced back by beating Hollywood at its own game. Colin Hayday's first scam was ingenious: he bought a skyscraper - with no money. When the scam failed, he realised the story could make a money-spinning movie. So he drove a taxi around Soho, London's film district, pitching the idea to everyone who got into his cab. When he picked up the Oscar-winning mogul behind "Taxi Driver," "The Sting" and "Close Encounters," his next scam began. "The Players" is about endless cunning, reckless audacity, famous names and a most unlikely duo: Colin and screenwriter Jo Reynolds. It reveals the truth behind their $15 million movie deal and how they played off the world's press against the mighty Hollywood machine - to keep their dream alive.

Author: Jo Reynolds
ISBN-10: 1845960602
ISBN-13: 9781845960605
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 7.73h x 6.87w x 0.80d