(Applause Books). The totally restored, revamped and researched blow-by-blow recounting of the most spectacular title bout in the blood-soaked history of Hollywood. "This book documents in rare detail the back-room haggling and the attempted ego-bashing that is part of the movie business." Gene Siskel; "Told with the passion of an advocate yet with the objectivity of a crack reporter, The Battle of Brazil is a chilling, inevitably hilarious account of a great film that almost got away." USA Today.
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By SPM
Format:Paperback
This is an updated, revised, expanded version of the 1986 book by the same author. (Same title, too.)
It's really good, covering the fight to release the director's cut of the film. The villain is Sid Sheinberg, one of the executives at Universal. Sid says he doesn't want to change Gilliam's movie, but he wants to change the end. Changing the end changes the whole POINT of the film. So Sid pretended that the battle is over the length of the movie. He tried to get between the producer (Arnon Milchan) and Gilliam. He sort of succeeded, too.
Then the LA critics chose Brazil as the movie of the year, even though it hadn't been released. (The author was one of those critics.) That move raised the stakes much higher, and ultimately led to Gilliam's victory.
Format:Paperback
When I was a little kid my favorite story was David and Golaith. I especially liked the part where David cuts the giants head off at the end. THE BATTLE FOR BRAZIL isn't exactly a story of biblical proportions. But it is a war worth reading about.
Jack Mathew's book chronicles the creative and business side of one of the strangest films ever made. The book is an act of life imitating art and exposes the deep flaws in the Hollywood system, and the subborness of the little man who won't give up.
Read the book and see the movie. You'll be really glad you did.
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Funny and entertaining. Gilliam is crazy and hilarious! There are so many classic moments in this book, I recommend it! It also gives you a good feel for the Hollywood system of making movies.
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Anyone interested in movies must read this book
Terry Gilliam's film Brazil is now regarded as a classic, and rightfully so. It's a perfect blend of words (McKeown, Stoppard & Gilliam's screenplay) and image, and succeeds in... Read more
Published on Feb 26 2002 by Greg
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A great book about a great film
Terry Gilliam's satirical film (usually referred to as being science fiction though its actually the furthest from that) Brazil is one of the greatest unseen film of the past few... Read more
Published on Sep 26 2001 by Jeffrey Ellis
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Very readable, biased but apparently fair
Neither side comes out as particularly positive in this story of how a furious film director prevented a studio from ripping his work to meaningless shreds in the name of... Read more
Published on Aug 17 2001 by Paul E. Harrison
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Belongs in your film book library
Based on the reviews so far, I bought this book from Amazon.com and received it yesterday. It was so gripping, I finished it that evening. Read more
Published on April 5 2000 by "bjorn-toby-wilde"
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A look at Hollywood and a talented director
What went into the release of Brazil is a fascinating look into how Hollywood operates and the lack of respect they have for the makers of movies and the audince that pays to watch... Read more
Published on Feb 14 1999 by William Tienken
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What a terrific look at the underbelly of the studio beast.
Sure, I might be biased (Brazil is one of my favorite movies) but it was great to see the fighting that took place in order to unleash such a beautiful piece of work. Read more
Published on Feb 9 1999
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Leaves you pondering what 'could' have been...
It's about time this book was back in print! And an updated version no less! The book primarily relates a blow-by-blow account of director Terry Gilliam's struggle to get studio... Read more
Published on Aug 22 1998
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If it's about Gilliam it's got to be good
This is a great book about the troubles of releasing the movie Brazil for Universal Pictures. It's much more sympathetic than Andrew Yules Losing the light which is another fine... Read more
Published on July 22 1998
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An EXCELLENT compendium to the film "Brazil!"
Jack Matthews' "The Battle of Brazil" not only contains the FULL story of Terry Gilliam's "battle" with Universal Pictures head Sid Sheinberg over the release... Read more
Published on Jun 11 1998
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Hard-line artist vs studio Texas Cage Match
I read this book when it first came out, before I really knew anything about filmaking. It is an ancient story, one of art versus commerce, and a triumphant moment (from which... Read more
Published on May 9 1998 by Neptunesalad
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