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The Battle of "Brazil": Terry Gilliam V Universal Pictures - The Fight to the Final Cut of a Film Classic (Applause Screenplay Series): Terry Gilliam ... Pictures in the Fight to the Final Cut

The Battle of "Brazil": Terry Gilliam V Universal Pictures - The Fight to the Final Cut of a Film Classic (Applause Screenplay Series): Terry Gilliam ... Pictures in the Fight to the Final Cut
By Jack Mathews

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In 1985, Universal Pictures released Terry Gilliam's film, "Brazil", under protest. Gilliam had mounted the first director's guerilla campaign against a major Hollywood studio to circumvent his mo being sliced to bits or shelved. "LA Times" film writer and writer Jack Mathews was right in the th the battle, acting as intermediary between the President of Universal, Sid Sheinberg and Gilliam and producer Arnon Milchan. This is a blow-by-blow account of that epic and historic fight as it happene 1985 as well as from the more sober perspective of a dozen years after.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #72462 in Books
  • Published on: 1998-10-30
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 362 pages

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Great words, shame about the book...5
Mathews' book is compulsive reading (I devoured it in one sitting). While the polemic about the stupidity of Scheiberg et al is entertaining to start with, I just wish there had been a little more attempt at balance: the unrelenting depiction of them as philistine morons gets wearisome after a while. In any case, the full story, complete with the script, makes this a must. This would be a book to read again and again...

...if the damn thing wasn't falling apart. The pages are not very well bound, so delicacy when reading is strongly advised; an unfortunate fate for such a page-turner.

A look at Hollywood and a talented director5
What went into the release of Brazil is a fascinating look into how Hollywood operates and the lack of respect they have for the makers of movies and the audince that pays to watch the movies. A fascinating look at the "dumbing down" of movies and why it is so.

What a terrific look at the underbelly of the studio beast.5
Sure, I might be biased (Brazil is one of my favorite movies) but it was great to see the fighting that took place in order to unleash such a beautiful piece of work. A must read for anyone involved commercially in the creative process, and anyone who loves Terry Gilliam's Brazil.