Book description
From bringing him coffee to getting him laid, it's up to new assistant
and aspiring screenwriter Guy to satisfy every whim of the incendiary
Buddy Ackerman, powerful movie producer and the boss from hell. Blinded
by the promise of a fast track up the Hollywood ladder, Guy is about to
find out that moviemaking is not for the faint-hearted. If he's going to
rise to the top, then he'll need to play by Buddy's rules. And Buddy
plays dirty. Swimming with Sharks, adapted from the George Huang film by
playwright Michael Lesslie, is an incisive look into the cut-throat
world of Hollywood. The play had its world premiere at the Vaudeville
Theatre, London, on 5 October 2007. George Huang is a
Taiwanese-American filmmaker. He wrote and directed his debut film,
Swimming with Sharks, which starred Kevin Spacey and Frank Whaley.
Released in 1994, the film was a biting satire of Hollywood politics
from the point-of-view of a studio underling. Although not a major
box-office smash, the movie received huge critical acclaim. Michael
Lesslie adapted The Constant Prince for the stage which completed an
acclaimed international tour before transferring to both London's Arcola
Studio and the Oxford Playhouse in 2005.
