Renowned for his bestselling novels such as The Blackboard Jungle and the popular 85th Precinct series (written under the name Ed McBain), Evan Hunter also worked with the famous Alfred Hitchcock, writing film scripts for The Birds and Marnie. In telling about working with Hitchcock, Hunter is as frank as he is entertaining.
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By Mrs Baldwin
Format:Paperback
But worth the time. It's very interesting. As some other reviewers have said, most of it is anecdotes... but they are very interesting all the same. Evan Hunter talks mostly about "The Birds" and the script and story developments as he writes about them are very good. He talks a bit about "Marnie" as well but since he didn't work very long on that, he didn't have much to say.
I recommend you to read this, but unless you like to own everything about or by Hitchcock, just get it from the library first... : )
By A. Ross
Format:Paperback
More of an extended essay with unrelated anecdotes, this tiny book concerns the brief partnering of author Evan Hunter (aka Ed McBain) and Alfred Hitchcock over a few years on the films "The Birds" and "Marnie." Dropped in the midst of these alternately bitter and fond memories are totally unrelated anecdotes about "Hitch." Nifty, but so short you should read it in the bookstore and save the $12.95.
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I liked this book a lot. First of all, it showed me how much discussion and creative brain-storming is involved into a script preparation, especially when the director is a perfectionist like Hitch. Second, I was amazed by noting that the conflicting relationship between the script-writer and the director has been so intense that it still emerges from pages written more than thirty years later.
In this conflict between the professional script-writer and the non-rational genius, those of us who have intensely loved The Birds and Marnie stay with the genius.
In this conflict between the professional script-writer and the non-rational genius, those of us who have intensely loved The Birds and Marnie stay with the genius.
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