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Author:	John Pierson, Kevin Smith	Publisher:	Hyperion Books
ISBN-10:	0786861894	Subject:	Performing Arts
ISBN-13:	9780786861897	Topic:	--
Format:	Hardcover	Language:	English
Publication Year:	1996	Condition:	Very Good
Special Attributes:	--

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Synopsis
John Pierson personifies the business of independent films. He wrote Spike Lee a check for $10,000 to finish "She's Gotta Have It," closed a $3 million deal with a major studio for Michael Moore's documentary "Roger & Me," made "Slacker" a household word, and took 15 films to the almighty Sundance Film Festival. He provides an account of what goes on behind the scenes in independent film--how talent is spotted and encouraged and how off-Hollywood projects are sold. Also, Kevin Smith, the maker of "Clerks," shares his own trials and tribulations throughout the book.
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Length:	371 pages
Height:	9.5 in.
Width:	6.3 in.
Thickness:	1.2 in.
Weight:	25.6 oz.

Publisher's Note
An insider's account of what goes on behind the scenes in independent film covers John Pierson's pivotal role in the launching of such films as Stranger than Paradise, Clerks, She's Gotta Have It, and Roger and Me.
Industry reviews
"While the specialized nature of the material will probably limit its general appeal, this book should be required reading for all would-be filmmakers." Rea "Mr. Pierson races the reader at breakneck speed through mazes and alleyways and up the vertiginous escalators that have led both him and independent films from obscurity to the big time.... No matter how many millions he's made, Mr. Pierson, now 41, still sides with the underdogs and not with management, still craves to see and understand with a youthful eye." Schillinger "Though pathologically obsessed with movies (he got married at Film Forum, for instance), Pierson is also a shrewd, astute business man with an eye for prodigious talent who had made--or cops to--only one major misstep: an investment in 1993's 'Amongst Friends'. In his most gleefully malicious chapter, 'Amongst Jerks', he confirms nasty rumors about director Rob Weiss's falling asleep on the set, and details Weiss's infantile temper tantrums and hilarious posturing." Callahan "...John Pierson seems intent on blowing away most of the cigar smoke form the independent end of the arena--or at least giving the appearance of doing so. It's a relentlessly upbeat report of how Pierson helped the makers of 'She's Gott Have It', 'Roger and Me', 'Slackers', 'Go Fish', and many others get their celluloid piggies to market." Ehrenstein "Sly, knowledgeable, and deeply entertaining. If you want to know what it takes to get a movie into a theater, you couldn't do much better than to hop aboard this 10-year wild ride." Harris "For such a consummate showman and dealmeister, Pierson writes with impressive eloquence and a refreshingly human touch. For one involved in so cutthroat a business, his most striking quality is his honesty..." Holden "Pierson's prose style, veering between the likeable and the thuddingly dull, makes this a hard book to read. But information from the front line makes up for the lack of textual pleasure. For future historians of cinema, 'Spike, Mike' will be a valuable resource; for anyone now corralling credit-cards and friends in order to give birth to a feature film, it is essential." Poole

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