Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador, and the Movie Game [B0991]

2020 HCDJ 1st edition in excellent condition. "Vulnerable, introspective, stubbornly tenacious and frequently heartbroken - may just be the most sympathetic character [Stone] has ever written.'' -New York Times Book Review. Before moving to Los Angeles and the international success of Platoon in 1986, Oliver Stone had been wounded as an infantryman in Vietnam, and spent years writing unproduced scripts while working odd jobs in Manhattan. Stone recounts those formative years with in-the-moment details of the highs and lows: meetings with Al Pacino over Stone's early scripts; the harrowing demon of cocaine addiction; the failure of his first feature; his risky on-the-ground research of Miami drug cartels for Scarface; and much more. Chasing the Light is a true insider's guide to Hollywood's razor-edged years of upheaval in the 1970s and '80s with untold stories of decade-defining films from the man behind the camera.

"Chasing the Light shows a man who still runs towards the gunfire. This is, you will gather, a tremendous book-readable, funny, and harrowing. It's also full of movie-making gossip, scandal, and fun." -Sunday Times (London).

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Outstanding Memoir! One of the Best I Have Ever Read! Truthful, Engaging and Well Written! He shared his ups and downs which made the book easy to relate to...he seems a "real human being" and not just some lucky guy with an exciting career in the Film industry. He struggled but he made his struggles sound interesting and compelling! He is an excellent writer and very engaging. I highly recommend this book!"; "I really enjoyed this. I really connected with Oliver Stone."