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Killer Instinct: How Two Young Producers Took on Hollywood and Made the Most Controversial Film of the Decade Paperback – June 1, 1998

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Advance Praise for Killer Instinct:

"This lean, mean, scabrously honest account of the making of
Natural Born Killers amply proves the truism that moviemaking is a 'controlled accident'. . . . Rarely has a book by a Hollywood player . . . been so confessional and recklessly revealing. . . . This compelling look behind the curtain should help dispel forever any fond illusions about the 'magic' of movies."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Few books capture the roller-coaster ride of trying to get a movie made as enjoyably as this one."
--Roger Avary, cowriter,
Pulp Fiction

"Fast, funny and horrifically honest, this is Hollywood from the locusts' point of view, shot through a jeweled and compounded eye. . . . A terrific book."
--Alan Moore, author,
The Watchmen and V for Vendetta

"Drugs! Sex! Madness! Movie Stars!
Killer Instinct is a screamingly funny, seriously terrifying saga of two naifs who outfox the psychotic dons who run the film business. . . . With this book, Jane Hamsher elevates the Hollywood tell-all to a literary art form."
--Jerry Stahl, author,
Permanent Midnight

"Fax and copy machines are working overtime in Hollywood with galleys of
Killer Instinct. . . . Gossipy . . . [and] filled with wicked wit. . . . Hamsher's gonzo take on NBK's evolution offers an insider's view of show-biz egos."
--Time

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film school, aspiring producer Jane Hamsher and her partner Don Murphy stumbled onto a screenplay by a geeky filmmaker-wannabe named Quentin Tarantino. For $10,000, Jane and Don optioned Natural Born Killers and set off on a two-year roller coaster ride no classroom could have prepared them for. With an outrageous cast of real-life characters including Oliver Stone, Woody Harrelson, Robert Downey, Jr., and Juliette Lewis--along with a slew of film-crew leeches and behind-the-scenes studio pitbulls--Killer Instinct rivals the most mesmerizing, gut-wrenching movie scenes. A wild joyride like no other, Hamsher's tale provides a fresh, insider's perspective on stardom and the real balance of power in Hollywood.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crown; Reprint edition (June 1, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 308 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0767900758
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0767900751
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.77 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 27

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