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Book Description Author Jonathan Elston takes in Hollywood in this scathing, bitter satire about a poor Midwestern boy who moves to Los Angeles to pursue dreams of stardom as a Hollywood screenwriter. As Wally Gorman works tirelessly to make his dream a reality, the realities of the movie industry force him to take a job night-managing a seedy motel. There, he meets "industry players" at the bottom rung of the ladder, making grade-Z thrillers and horror movies that go direct to DVD. When Wally tries to exploit these contacts to their fullest, he finds a hard road ahead of him. Turns out, it's almost better to be an unemployed nobody than a credited screenwriter on one of these schlockfests. But Wally won't give up. He finds himself more determined than ever to rise above the challenges of greedy but clueless investors, incompetent production staffs, and self-important (but thoroughly washed-up) actors to do something remarkable: make a film worth watching. Will he succeed, or has he just breathed in too much of that Pacific Salt Air? |
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