Killer Instinct
Subtitle: How Two Beginners Took on Hollywood and Made the Most Controversial Film of the Decade
Publisher: Broadway Books
Published: October 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780553069143
Subjects: Film & Video - General; Film & Video - Direction & Production; Individual Directors And Producers; Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Cinema/Film: Book
Description: Jane and Don stumbled upon a script for a film written by a geeky filmmaker-wannabe named Quentin Tarantino; it was called Natural Born Killers, and they liked it so much they optioned it for the bargain price of $10,000. But, suddenly, after Reservoir Dogs turned Tarantino into an overnight sensation, he and every major studio in town decided they wanted control of the script, pitting Jane and Don up against some of the meanest, toughest players in Hollywood.

From the script meetings to the movie set to the marketing and distribution process, Killer Instinct takes you behind the scenes and provides an insider's look at the "New Hollywood" - told by one who learned how to survive it the hard way. It exposes how deals are really struck and stars are picked, and how the balance of power in Hollywood now favors the Quentin Tarantinos of the world who can add the "indie" cachet to big-budget monsters.

Fresh, witty, and irreverent, Killer Instinct provides an unprecedented look inside this wild and irresistible industry.