English Summary/英文概要： (Applause Books). A collection of five screenplays by this Academy Award-winning writer. Includes: All the President’s Men * Magic * Harper * Maverick * The Great Waldo Pepper. Also features essays by Goldman: "Getting Even or Creative Accounting," "Sneak Previews, or Why Did She Have to Die?," "Hype or Consequences: A Brief History of the Future," "Shooting from the Hip: Don’t You Know Anything About Screenwriting?," and "Nothing for Me to Steal: The Secret Life of an Adaptation."

Awards/获奖情况： Just go ahead and try to write a screenplay like William Goldman and you’ll get slammed!

Yet despite the "flowery phrasing" the author of some of cinema’s greatest screenplays is a master at getting you to play the movie in your head! It’s the great ones that get to break the rules.

Every script is an enjoyable read, instantly and visually compelling, and a real lesson for writers on how to use language to give Actors, Directors, Cinematographers, and Script supervisors what they need to know as poetically and economically as possible.

I particularly enjoyed reading about the decisions that went into the making of The Great Waldo Pepper. As a kid, this movie really turned me around. It was a life affirming tragedy and it painted an emotional picture of a man’s life using every color on this writer’s pallette. Worth the price for this one alone!

All the essays prefacing the screenplays are a fascinating read, and a window into a facet of film history.