Hollywood Animal

Hollywood Animal is a 2004 memoir by screenwriter, author and journalist Joe Eszterhas. It focuses on his childhood in refugee camps in Europe, moving to the US, growing up in Cleveland and working as a journalist for Rolling Stone magazine. It also covers his time in Hollywood, the break up of his first marriage and his battle against throat cancer.

It includes stories of the making of many of his films such as F.I.S.T., Flashdance, Jagged Edge and Basic Instinct.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Curtis, Bryan (February 3, 2004). "The best bits of Hollywood Animal". Slate Magazine.
  2. ^ Peter Conrad (15 February 2004). "Observer review: Hollywood Animal by Joe Eszterhas". The Observer. The Guardian.

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Works by Joe Eszterhas
Screenplays
  • F.I.S.T. (1978)
  • Flashdance (1983)
  • Jagged Edge (1985)
  • Big Shots (1987)
  • Hearts of Fire (1987)
  • Betrayed (1988)
  • Checking Out (1988)
  • Music Box (1989)
  • Basic Instinct (1992)
  • Nowhere to Run (1993)
  • Sliver (1993)
  • Showgirls (1995)
  • Jade (1995)
  • Telling Lies in America (1997)
  • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
  • Children of Glory (2006)
Books
  • American Rhapsody (2000)
  • Hollywood Animal (2004)