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| Plot Summary of High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess |
"Movie Producer Don Simpson, producer of Top Gun,Flashdace,Bad Boys. The story of his life,His rise to the Hollywood throne, and his rapid downfall.
Easily the best Biography that i have ever read.
The True Face of Hollywood"
Stuart Bannerman, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Culture of Excess |
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Plot
job/profession:
- producer/director
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Story of entertainer?
- Director/Producer
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Misc setting
- Fancy Mansion
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- use of artificial tools
- orgies
Writer's slant towards subject:
- very favorable
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
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