Blade Runners, Deer Hunters And Blowing The Bloody Doors Off: My Life In Cult Movies

Few would imagine that one man links Ridley Scott's visionary sci-fi classic Blade Runner; The Deer Hunter, that searing study of lives ruined by the Vietnam War; and The Italian Job, the much loved British caper that made an icon of Michael Caine. But Michael Deeley has worked with some of the toughest film-makers, and lived to tell the tale, in this frank and humorous rollercoaster-ride through the ways and wiles of getting great movies made. AUTHORS: Michael Deeley is a film producer whose films include The Italian Job (1969), The Man Who Fell to Earth (1975), The Deer Hunter (1978, for which he won an Oscar®) and Blade Runner (1982). As managing director and later owner of British Lion Films he oversaw Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now (1973) and Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man (1973) He later become president of EMI Films inc. Deeley was a founding member of the British Screen Advisory Council and is now honorary president. He divides his time between California and London. Matthew Field began his writing career with the book The Making of The Italian Job and later co-produced a feature-length documentary about the film for Paramount Pictures. In 2008, he penned the autobiography of Oscar-winning film producer Michael Deeley: Blade Runners, Deer Hunters and Blowing the Bloody Doors Off! He was an editorial consultant on the film Everything or Nothing, which marked the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film series, and regularly contributes on the world of Bond for MI6 Confidential and Cinema Retro. He currently serves on the board of directors of The Ian Fleming® Foundation and works full-time for a leading London-based entertainment PR agency. 18 colour, 14 b/w illustrations