The Players Taking Hollywood for a Ride

by Reynolds, Joe

• ISBN13: 9781845960605
• ISBN10: 1845960602
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-01
• Publisher: Mainstream Publishing

Summary

This is the astonishing true story of how a bankrupt con man bounced back by beating Hollywood at its own game. Colin Hayday's first scam was ingenious: he bought a skyscraper - with no money. When the scam failed, he realised the story could make a money-spinning movie. So he drove a taxi around Soho, London's film district, pitching the idea to everyone who got into his cab. When he picked up the Oscar-winning mogul behind "Taxi Driver", "The Sting" and "Close Encounters", his next scam began. "The Players" is about endless cunning, reckless audacity, famous names and a most unlikely duo: Colin and screenwriter Jo Reynolds. It reveals the truth behind their $15 million movie deal and how they played off the world's press against the mighty Hollywood machine - to keep their dream alive.

Author Biography

Jo Reynolds was born in 1966 and grew up in Africa and the United States. He has worked in film and television as a producer but is now a full-time writer.