The Economist (US), March 15th, 1997
MONSTER. By John Gregory Dunne. Random House; 203 pages; $21
THE big man from Disney suddenly asked for silence. He was sorry, but the screenwriter left him no choice. In the general hush that followed, he reached under the table and pretended to pull a small predatory animal from its lair. Then he mimed putting the creature back. What was the monster? "Our money," said the mogul.
So (slightly paraphrased) runs the trailer for John Gregory Dunne's scriptwriting memoir, "Monster". The plot summary sounds exciting, too. A married couple of Hollywood writers offer to write a screenplay based ...
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