The Devil's Candy The Bonfire of the Vanities Goes to Hollywood

by SALAMON, JULIE

• ISBN13: 9780385308243
• ISBN10: 0385308248
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-10-01
• Publisher: Delta

Summary

“So much better, so much more fun, than the movie it is about that one must be thankful to the filmmakers for producing such a spectacle, if only so that this book could be written.”—Vogue
 
When film director Brian De Palma invited author Julie Salamon to follow him on the set of The Bonfire of the Vanities, he had no idea that the fifty-million-dollar movie would become one of Hollywood’s biggest flops. The Devil’s Candy is the juicy, bestselling exposé that sent Hollywood honchos running for cover. Who was responsible for the last-minute casting change that cost four million dollars? Who knew that Melanie Griffith would show up halfway through the filming with a new set of breasts? Settle down in your front-row seat for a story that has more drama, hilarity, greed, folly, and ego than the movie that eventually ended up on the screen. Expertly reported and elegantly written, The Devil’s Candy is irresistible fun, a classic insider’s look at the movie business.

Author Biography

Julie Salamon is the author of several award-winning books for adults, including Wendy and the Lost Boys, as well as her debut novel for children, Cat in the City. Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and more.  She lives in Manhattan with her family.

Table of Contents

The Players	p. ix
Prologue	p. xi
Preproduction
The Devil's Candy	p. 3
Great, Great, Great	p. 19
Head Bangers	p. 39
The Magic Hour	p. 64
On Medicis, X-rays, and Bloody Fruit Flies	p. 91
The War Zone	p. 107
The New York Shoot
Forty Million Dollars of Transformation	p. 125
Silly Season in the Bronx	p. 141
Demented Optimism	p. 165
Wire Without a Net	p. 194
The Los Angeles Shoot
Hollywood Way	p. 229
Leading Ladies	p. 257
Nickel and Diming	p. 289
Postproduction
"This Is the Best Movie We Ever Made"	p. 321
It's in Your Bones	p. 353
Junketeers	p. 375
"You've Got to Be a Genius to Make a Movie This Bad"	p. 401
Author's Note	p. 421
Index	p. 424
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