Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade

Wiliam Goldman is one of the most successful screenwriters of the past forty years. His book Adventures in the Screen Trade—the tell-all that revealed the secrets behind the business of the big Hollywood screen—is a classic, the bible for anyone who wants to be a screenwriter or wants the inside scoop on Hollywood. Now, with his fascinating sequel—Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade—Goldman brings us up to speed, with the latest lowdown on Hollywood moviemaking.

In Which Lie Did I Tell?, Goldman details his experiences—good, bad, and ugly—over the past fifteen years. He gives us gossipy, terrifying, hilarious, and insightful stories from the set of such films as The Princess Bride, Misery, Maverick, and Absolute Power. He fills us in on what it's like to work with Mel Gibson, Kathy Bates, Michael Douglas, Clint Eastwood, and many other Hollywood players. He tells us what does and doesn't work on film and why, conducting a virtual writer's clinic on classic moments in great screenplays, among them the crop-dusting scene in North by Northwest and the zipper scene in There's Something About Mary. Finally, Goldman brings together some of today's top screenwriters to analyze and doctor a screenplay he created specifically for this book—it's called The Big A, and Goldman made headlines in Los Angeles with it, as The Big A was the first screenplay he had auctioned since Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Goldman enlightens and entertains, sharing his invaluable expertise and great behind-the-scenes anecdotes. Which Lie Did I Tell? is destined to follow its predecessor as the definitive guide to the nuts and bolts behind the glitzy facade of contemporary Hollywood film.

About the Author:

William Goldman has won three Lifetime Achievement awards for screenwriting, two Screenwriter of the Year awards, two Academy Awards (for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President's Men) and one English Academy Award. He is the author of the novels The Princess Bride and Marathon Man, which has made him famous in dentists' offices around the world. He lives in New York City.