First edition. Thick, heavy 8vo. 506pp. Dark grey over black paper boards, lettered and ruled in pink foil to spine. Illustrated with 16pp. of b/w photos on coated stock, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Selected Filmography of Directors (1967–1982), Notes, Index, Photo Credits.
A candid exposé of Hollywood's last golden age of the '70s, based on interviews with the auteur directors, producers, stars, agents, writers, studio executives, spouses, exes, and hangers-on, ushered by the low-budget biker movie Easy Rider.
Author is a former editor of Premiere and American Film magazines. Basis for the similarly titled 2003 documentary directed by Kenneth Bowser and narrated by William H. Macy. "Peter Biskind's great, scathing, news-packed history... is one hell of an elixir." –Mark Harris, Entertainment Weekly