Few people have aggravated as many major film studios as author Alan Dean Foster.
A Grand Master of Media Tie-In Fiction (for both original tie-ins and
novelizations), Foster comes to any project with experience,
professionalism, and a certain…directness that makes him a reader’s
favorite and, occasionally, a director’s chagrin. Like the time Alan
tried to fix Alien 3 only to be told “No, Thank you!” Or the time that a vice-president at Universal studios banned Foster from any dealings with The Chronicles of Riddick
when the film’s star invoked the author’s name in a debate with the
director over re-shoots. Oh, and then there was this one time Alan saw
the first ever screening of Star Wars with Alice Cooper.
Yes, that Alice Cooper!
Foster traces his beginnings from UCLA…including almost writing for Adam West’s Batman…to
his first fiction sales. Along the way, Foster brings his indomitable
wit and humor to each disappointment and success as he builds a
best-selling career. Now a veteran author with over 130 books — many
with such recognizable names as Star Trek, Terminator, and The Thing — the stories behind those stories are collected here for the first time.
This memoir provides an insider’s glimpse into how studio marketeers
hire, and often discard, the writers they’ve brought in to help sell
their movies, television series, or video games. Not one to mince words,
Foster presents an unabashed narrative of almost fifty years
translating script to prose, prose to script, and lumps he’s taken along
the way.
The Director Should’ve Shot You shines a spotlight on the film
industry like never before, and once you read Alan’s first-hand
accounts, you’ll never see your favorite films the same way again!
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