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Deeley's account of his accomplished career in movies is, without a doubt, a VERY neat book. In terms of Hollywood insider accounts, it's up there with Goldman's "Adventures in the Screen Trade," but obviously with more of a lilt towards the producing aspect of films.
Thankfully, it's presented in linear form, and includes stories about movies that he's chanced upon during his career as a producer, which include "The Italian Job," "The Wicker Man," "Convoy," "Don't Look Now," obviously "The Deer Hunter" and "Blade Runner," and also turning down "The Godfather." In my opinion, the most entertaining tales were those from the making of "The Italian Job" (the classiness and timelessness of Michael Caine, as well as the daredevil-ry (ed.?) of French stunt virtuoso Remy Julienne); "Convoy" (working with the substance-addled ego of Sam Peckinpah towards the tail end of his career); "The Deer Hunter" (the neat insights into the method and intensity of Robert De Niro, the growth of the story from one exclusively about professional Russian Roulette, as well as the backstabbings of Michael Cimino -- who would later head the fiasco "Heaven's Gate").
To my dismay, though, the book was not the neat collection of anecdotes of stars and directors, but a comprehensive collection of Deeley's entire career (which is not a fault, merely my own opinion). Meaning it includes a retrospective at Deeley's beginnings as an editor, through his time at British Lion films and IMG. To the readers seeking excellent stories about Harrison Ford, De Niro, Christopher Walken and the like, there will be significant amounts of downtime as Deeley recounts the financial dealings behind the film industry and how they influenced his career path.
This is a well-written, clearsighted account of an entire career in Hollywood with a level of access and frankness uncommon in literature.
Edit: I should've selected three, not four stars. Overall, this is a solid and frequently entertaining book, but not a must-read, and certainly not a book that will reshape your understanding of the world (though in all fairness, it makes no pretense to).
Blade Runners, Deer Hunters, & Blowing the Bloody Doors off: My Life in Cult Movies (英語) ハードカバー – 2008/10/2
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One man links "The Deer Hunter", "Blade Runner", "The Italian Job", "Don't Look Now", "The Wicker Man" and "The Man Who Fell To Earth". Producer Michael Deeley, an urbane Englishman in Hollywood, had to fight wars to get these movies made, from defending the legendary sex scene of "Don't Look Now" from a disapproving Warren Beatty to seizing control of "Convoy" from a cocaine-ridden Sam Peckinpah. This is a no-holds-barred look at the true stories behind some of the greatest cult movies ever made.
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Michael Deeley's films as producer include The Italian Job (1969), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1975), The Deer Hunter (1978, for which he won an Oscar(r)), and Blade Runner (1982). As MD and later owner of British Lion Films he oversaw Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now (1973) and Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man (1973), and went on to become President of EMI Films Inc. He is a founding member and Deputy Chairman of The British Screen Advisory Council.
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