What! and Give Up Show Business?: A View from the Hollywood Trenches

Peter Wooley obviously loved working in the film industry as his enthusiasm for the business is on every page. This is a light-hearted look at what happens behind the scenes when a film is being made. He tells some very funny as well as some very touching anecdotes. Many people write sour books about their experiences making films. I'm ceratain that Wooley had some of those moments but he prefers to remember the funny, interesting moments -- the ones that made him stay in the business for life.

Fans of Hollywood gossip will find this an entertaining memoir which examines what part is played in the movies and television by production designers. The author has been a production designer for over thirty years: he's worked with many talents and his job is to make locations realistic - from the actors to the scenery. Gossip and tall tales abound here.

A hiliarious peek at what happens behind the scenes, this funny book tells the stories that don't even make it to the "Making Of..." books and movies. Peter Wooley talks about Blazing Saddles, The Day After, High Anxiety and more. This is the great stuff that goes on in the movie industry, not just behind the camera, but behind the behind the camera!Best of all, it's the really funny stuff and the quick-witted one-liners and stories that make it a hilarious read.About the only negative thing I can say is that I would have loved to hear more about Blazing Saddles, one of my favorite movies of all time: "The sherrif's a..."