Product Details

• Actors: Nancy Holder, Quincy Troupe, Joseph Wambaugh, Judy Reeves, Matthew Pallamary
• Directors: Michael Steven Gregory
• Format: Color, Full length, Full Screen, NTSC
• VHS Release Date: June 1, 2000
• Run Time: 57 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0970236808
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #572,404 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Gayle Lynds, author of MASQUERADE and MOSAIC

"It's the finest film I've seen about the complexity, simplicity, madness, and complete logic of writers and writing."

San Diego Writer's Monthly

"Want to have a conversation with a writer? We, The Writer might just be the perfect dinner companion."

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All You Need To Know About--Writers!, October 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: We, The Writer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you love to read, then you'll love "We, the Writer" for the insight it will give you into the creators of all things literary. This is a film that gets to the heart of the creative process...and all the work involved.

"We, The Writer" actually makes talking heads exciting for two reasons. First, because of the writers themselves--some of them my favorites, others far down on my list--and they way they express their thoughts and feelings about what they do. Second, because this film never lets anyone overstay their welcome. Bim bam cut, back and forth, from the sublime to the ridiculous, the wise to the oblivious, and back again.

I learned more about writing and writers than I ever thought I could, and, in some respects, more than I wanted to. Guess what? These fabulous wordslingers are human, after all. I no longer see them on their pedestals, but because of that I appreciate their work and the effort they make to create it, even more.

For me, "We, the Writer" has only one flaw: It isn't a book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than any How To book, October 2, 2000

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Michael Gregory (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: We, The Writer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

You typically see authors interviewed by people who aren't and can't possibly begin to understand how writers approach their craft or their career. Talk show hosts ask the same old generic questions resulting in the same old answers that, at least for most aspiring writers (myself included), are in no manner applicable to our concerns. There's so little information of substance, so little that might actually help our approach or resolve our own concerns as a writer, that they simply wind up being yet another forgettable "celebrity interview."

Admittedly, I was expecting more of the same with "We, The Writer," but kept my fingers crossed. Let me tell you, I am not disappointed. "We, The Writer" provides so much information in such a fast and entertaining way that I immediately had to watch it again just to try and digest it all. A week later, the members of my writers group gathered to watch it and all felt the very same way I did.

This is an unexpectedly fresh and delightfully entertaining film. It not only gave me specific answers to problems that no "how to write" book I've read addressed adequately, but it made me think about actually BEING a writer, about dealing with the myriad issues that being a professional writer entails--ethics, agents, personal relationships, and a whole lot more things I never considered. Perhaps and even more important, what it reflects is professional writers as being far more than the stuffy "authors" we see in so many interviews. These are uniquely funny, thoughtful and genuinely accessible people that are just like every aspiring writer I've ever met. They're real.

If you're a serious writer, or are thinking seriously about becoming a writer, then do yourself a favor and get "We, The Writer." You won't be alone.

5.0 out of 5 stars Exploring the Writing Mystique, October 7, 2000

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Suzanne Scarborough (Garden Grove, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: We, The Writer [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Who are creative, artistic people and what do they have to say about what they do? We, the Writer answers these questions and much more. A telling glimpse into talented minds, this work reveals writers in a natural and relaxed format that makes viewers feel they've been invited into a cozy kitchen for a cup of coffee and a stimulating chat. If you write, want to write, or are curious about who's behind the name on the book cover, this unique and penetrating inside look is for you.