Film Crazy: Interviews with Hollywood Legends

Backstory

by Patrick McGilligan

A collection of interviews with many great figures of Hollywood's Golden Era from a respected Hollywood biographer offers revealing insights into such directors as Hitchcock and George Stevens and stars including Ida Lupino and future President Ronald Reagan. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

270 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

About the author

Patrick McGilligan is the author of Clint one of America’s pre-eminent film biographers. He has written the life stories of directors George Cukor and Fritz Lang — both New York Times “Notable Books” — and the Edgar-nominated Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light. His books have been translated into ten languages. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Reviews

[Brontë Massucco · Rating 4 out of 5]

read for my research paper and was very cool and interesting

[Randy Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Good Introduction To Some Classic Hollywood Names

Focusing on directors and writers, Film Crazy is a great starting point for a beginning film buff. The interviews are, for the most part, short and only hit a few of the subject’s career highlights, but they offer enough detail to introduce the person and encourage follow up in more comprehensive volumes. If you’re new to film history and looking for good place to start, I recommend this book.