{"product_id":"the-big-goodbye-chinatown-and-the-last-years-of-hollywood-paperback","title":"The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Wasson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere for the first time is the incredible true story of the making of \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e--the Holy Grail of 1970s cinema.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIN Sam Wasson's \u003ci\u003eThe Big Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e becomes the defining story of the most colorful characters in the most colorful period of Hollywood history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is Jack Nicholson at the height of his powers, as compelling a movie star as there has ever been, embarking on his great, doomed love affair with Anjelica Huston. Here is director Roman Polanski, both predator and prey, haunted by the savage death of his wife, returning to Los Angeles, the scene of the crime, where the seeds of his own self-destruction are quickly planted. Here is the fevered dealmaking of \"The Kid\" Robert Evans, the most consummate of producers. Here too is Robert Towne's fabled script, widely considered the greatest original screenplay ever written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWasson for the first time peels off layers of myth to provide the unvarnished account of its creation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Wasson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six books including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eFosse\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFifth Avenue, 5 AM: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987440566573,"sku":"9781250266293","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/d1ZJRWp3bWEwanZUTGM0cUtGdnJtdz09.webp?v=1776178718","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-big-goodbye-chinatown-and-the-last-years-of-hollywood-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}