Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Later Printing edition (April 4, 1999).

He lives with his family in Columbia County, New York. He is a contributor to Vanity Fair and was formerly the executive editor of Premiere magazine. Peter Biskind is the author of five previous books, including Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock ‘n’ Roll Generation Saved Hollywood. And the resulting scenarios are deliciously tawdry.moments of real intelligence and grace. San Francisco Chronicle: Biskind is a magician at prying revealing yarns and juicy quotes out of his subjects. The Washington Post Book World: Biskind's devourable book is that rarity, a Hollywood exposé that you can read mouth agape, slurping up scandal and titillation so fast you're in danger of choking - without feeling ashamed of yourself. Why do people go see them? Why is the public so stupid? That's not my fault.' ReviewĮntertainment Weekly: Peter Biskind's great, scathing, news-packed history.is one hell of an elixir - salty with flavorsome gossip, sour with the aftertaste of misspent careers, intoxicating with one revelation after another.an 'A.'

GEORGE LUCAS ON STAR WARS: 'Popcorn pictures have always ruled. There was no cocaine before Easy Rider on the street. MARTIN SCORSESE ON DRUGS: 'I did a lot of drugs because I wanted to do a lot, I wanted to push all the way to the very very end, and see if I could die.'ĭENNIS HOPPER ON EASY RIDER: 'The cocaine problem in the United States is really because of me. Based on hundreds of interviews with the directors themselves, producers, stars, agents, writers, studio executives, spouses, and ex-spouses, this is the full, candid story of Hollywood's last golden age. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls follows the wild ride that was Hollywood in the '70s - an unabashed celebration of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll (both onscreen and off) and a climate where innovation and experimentation reigned supreme. This was an age when talented young filmmakers such as Scorsese, Coppola, and Spielberg, along with a new breed of actors, including De Niro, Pacino, and Nicholson, became the powerful figures who would make such modern classics as The Godfather, Chinatown, Taxi Driver, and Jaws. When the low-budget biker movie Easy Rider shocked Hollywood with its success in 1969, a new Hollywood era was born.

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