'Punchy, belligerent... hilarious' - Guardian. 'Accessible, perceptive, passionate and funny, delivered in the author's characteristic no-holds-barred, visceral, profanity-strewn prose... An indispensable addition to the library of anyone interested in screenwriting or Hollywood folklore' - Sunday Times. 'Addictive... shockingly indiscreet' - Metro. 'Leaves no bridge unburned - Pithy and pompous, funny and bitter... hard to put down' - Total Film. 'Brimming with great quotations' - Toby Young. 'Eszterhas is evidently a master of the game... a writer who has sold his scripts but not his soul' - **** Sunday Express. 'He is without shame, and it is this utter shamelessness that makes his book such rollicking fun - stuffed full of raunchy gossip' - Mail on Sunday, Book of the Week. 'An amusing and scandal-packed guide to making yourself Hollywood's highest-paid screenwriter - As a peek though a broken window into the mind of one of history's most successful screenwriters, and a guide to getting ahead, it's in a class of its own' - Empire.

Joe Eszterhas redefined the role of Hollywood screenwriter, becoming a major Hollywood power broker and receiving the kind of treatment and press coverage given to stars. His bestselling books include "American Rhapsody" (0786229950) and "Hollywood Animal" (0099472546).