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abortion, 248

Absolute Beginners, 52

Academy Awards, 267–70

Accidental Tourist, The, 76, 101, 112

Accused, The, 78, 90, 93

Ahrens, Anne, 149–50, 154, 155, 162–63, 176–77, 188–89, 194, 195, 198, 223, 260

Alice, 166

Alien, 55, 56, 59, 64–66, 73, 83, 120, 148–49

Allen, Candace, 195

Allen, Karen, 49

Altman, Robert, 22

American Hustle, 265

Antony and Cleopatra (Shakespeare), 214

Apple, 66–67

Arches National Park, 201–2

Arlen, Alice, 39

Armstrong, Louis, 13

Arquette, Rosanna, 35

Arzner, Dorothy, 19, 20

Ashby, Hal, 22

Atlantic, 266

Atlantic City, 104, 113, 114

Aykroyd, Dan, 129

Baby Boom, 39

Backdraft, 127, 128, 130, 140, 142, 241, 250

Baldwin, Alec, 138

Baldwin, William “Billy,” 138–40

Barish, Leora, 35

Barkin, Ellen, 96

Barr, Roseanne, 17

Basinger, Jeanine, 20, 21

Basinger, Kim, 96

Bass, Bobby, 213

Bay, Michael, 28

BBC, 62

Beattie, Ann, 34

Beatty, Warren, 23

Beauty and the Beast, 262

Bechdel, Alison, 47

Bechdel Test, 47–48

Beetlejuice, 112

Beghe, Jason, 196, 203–4

Belgrade, Ira, 136–38, 141

Benson, Sheila, 244

Berg, Jeff, 5, 60, 80, 100

Berlin, Kathie, 249–50

Beverly Hills Cop and Beverly Hills Cop II, 48–49, 56, 73, 75, 130, 233

Biddle, Adrian, 151, 176, 260, 268

Big, 38, 70

Bigelow, Kathryn, 38–39, 90, 262

Bigmalion, 256

Big Sleep, The, 20

Billboard, 251

Black Hawk Down, 255

Black Rain, 73, 99, 123, 229–30

Blade Runner, 55, 65–66, 83, 120, 148–49, 174

Blades, Rubén, 132

Blair, Linda, 226

Blood and Sand, 19

Bogart, Humphrey, 20

Bogdanovich, Peter, 22

Bonnie and Clyde, 21, 233

Bookman, Bob, 36

Born on the Fourth of July, 155

Boston Phoenix, 253

Boxing Helena, 194

Boyle, Barbara, 35

Boyz n the Hood, 269

Brackett, Leigh, 20–21

Brando, Marlon, 23

Braveheart, 83, 260, 261

Brest, Martin, 134

Bridesmaids, 264

Briggs, Joe Bob, 132

Broken Homes, 157

Brooks, James L., 40, 254

Bruckheimer, Jerry, 73, 228

Buffalo Bill, 111

Buggles, 229

Bugsy, 269

Bull Durham, 105, 116

Bullock, Sandra, 255

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 227, 243

Caan, James, 126, 127

Cactus Flower, 98

Cairns, Diane, 1–7, 11, 68–71, 77, 79, 80, 85, 94, 108, 205, 239–40, 260, 269

Cameron, James, 73

Campion, Jane, 258

Cannes Film Festival, 33, 63, 78, 240, 258

Canton, Mark, 256

Capshaw, Kate, 49

Carhart, Timothy, 156–59, 208–9

Carlson, Margaret, 250

Carradine, David, 134, 148

Cassidy, Joanna, 66

Chariots of Fire, 83

Chase, Chevy, 111

Chechik, Jeremiah, 89

Cheers, 130

Cher, 95, 97, 108, 115

Chicago Sun-Times, 243

Children of a Lesser God, 39

Childs, Toni, 228

Chilly Scenes of Winter, 34

China Syndrome, The, 25

Cineplex Odeon Cinema, 233

City Slickers, 241

Clapton, Eric, 230

Client, The, 258

Climax Blues Band, 230

Clooney, George, 138, 143, 260

Close, Glenn, 95

Cohn, Sam, 234–36, 239

Columbia Pictures, 34, 53, 80, 256

Coming Home, 25

Commander in Chief, 257

Compromising Positions, 203

Coolidge, Martha, 22, 35–36, 262

Cooper, Chris, 130

Coppola, Francis Ford, 18, 22

Corman, Roger, 149

Cornelius, Don, 37

Costner, Kevin, 90, 116, 241

Crabbe, Jim, 53

Craven, Wes, 149

Crawford, Joan, 6, 20

Cruise, Tom, 3, 73, 81, 95, 137, 244

Crystal, Billy, 241, 268

Cutthroat Island, 256

Dallas, 138

Damon, Matt, 215

Dangerous Liaisons, 71, 79

Danton, Steve, 177, 196, 220

date rape, 248

David, Larry, 17

Davis, Bette, 6

Davis, Geena, 76–77, 94, 96, 101–5, 107–8, 109–13, 116–18, 119, 210, 215

and casting of J.D., 140–43

early life of, 109–10

in filming, 144–47, 154, 156–60, 163, 164, 174, 175–79, 184–85, 186–93, 196, 199–204, 208–9, 211–15, 217, 218–23, 226, 239

Khouri and, 76–77, 145

life after Thelma & Louise, 256–57

McDonald and, 130–31, 163, 172

movie industry and, 257, 263–64

Oscar night and, 267–70

and reactions to film, 243, 245–46, 248–50, 252

salary of, 124

Days of Thunder, 74

Dead Calm, 90

Dead Horse Point, 125, 217, 219–21

Dead Man Walking, 258

Dean, Lisa, 194, 198

Decline of Western Civilization, The, 38

Deer Hunter, The, 25

DeFreitas, Tracy, 196

Delta House, 79

Demme, Jonathan, 79, 93, 268

De Mornay, Rebecca, 96

Denby, David, 243

De Niro, Robert, 140

De Palma, Brian, 22, 246–47

Depardieu, Gérard, 225

Desperately Seeking Susan, 35

D-girls, 71–72, 80, 82

Die Hard 2, 246

Dietrich, Marlene, 20

DiGiaimo, Lou, 104, 126–33, 137, 138, 140, 141, 143, 210

Directors Guild, 19

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, 255

Doctor, The, 262

Doll’s House, A (Ibsen), 266

Donner, Lauren Shuler, 37, 40, 92

Donner, Richard, 91–92, 98

Don’t Look Now, 179

Douglas, Michael, 73, 95, 225

Downey, Robert, Jr., 141, 142

Driving Miss Daisy, 150

Drugstore Cowboy, 137

Duellists, The, 63, 128, 148

Dunham, Lena, 34

Duvall, Robert, 269

Dworkin, Andrea, 245

Earth Girls Are Easy, 245

Eastwood, Clint, 18, 23, 112, 215

Easy Rider, 21, 50

Ebert, Roger, 99, 243

Eidenberg, David, 77, 94, 101, 257

Elizondo, Hector, 128

Elliott, Sam, 128

Ephron, Nora, 39

Equal Rights Amendment, 48

E.T., 39

Fabulous Baker Boys, The, 149

Facts of Life, The, 138

Faithfull, Marianne, 228

Fandango, 90

Farenheit 451, 225

Fast Times at Ridgemont High, 38, 130

Fatal Attraction, 71

Father of the Bride, 262

feminism, 242, 244–45, 248–51

Ferraro, Geraldine, 48

Feury, Peggy, 16

Field, Sally, 25

film industry, see movie industry

Fincher, David, 28

Fisher King, The, 269

Flagg, Fannie, 262

Fletch, 111

Fly, The, 111, 112

Fonda, Jane, 22–25, 27, 32, 48, 65, 95, 265

Ford, Harrison, 18, 49, 66

Ford, John, 88, 124, 199

Forster, Robert, 128

Fossil Point, 220

Foster, Greg, 81, 206–7, 214, 233–37, 239, 251, 260–61, 269

Foster, Jodie, 3, 5, 68, 77–80, 93, 96, 104, 262, 268

1492: Conquest of Paradise, 225, 255–56

Fox, 73, 83

Franklin, Aretha, 266

Frazier, Carrie, 40, 95–96

Free Willy, 258

French Connection, The, 22, 104

Frewer, Matt, 130

Frey, Glenn, 228

Fried Green Tomatoes, 262

Friedkin, William, 22, 23, 127

Frozen, 264

Funicello, Joe, 68

Funny Girl, 23

Garbo, Greta, 20

Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, 263

Genial Pictures, 256

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Loos), 20

Gerber, Bill, 80

Gerber Products Company, 62

Gere, Richard, 5, 139, 247

Gibson, Mel, 5, 68, 83, 260

Giger, H. R., 64

G.I. Jane, 204, 255

Girlfriends, 34

Gladiator, 255, 260

Glenn, Scott, 128, 140

Godfather, The, 22, 104, 112–13, 126

Goldberg, Whoopi, 95

Goldblum, Jeff, 111, 130, 193

Golden Globes, 269

Goldstein, Brett, 104, 105, 107, 127, 138, 156–57, 211

Good Wife, The, 256

Graduate, The, 21, 23

Grand Canyon, 11, 45, 121–25

Grand Canyon, 269

Grease 2, 130

Griffith, D. W., 19

Groundhog Day, 259

Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 265

Haber, Ken, 121–25, 201

Haines, Randa, 39, 262

Hallström, Lasse, 254

Hamilton, Linda, 49, 262

Hanks, Tom, 38

Hannah, Daryl, 66, 96

Happy Gilmore, 259

Hard, Fast and Beautiful, 20

Hardbodies, 149

Hardwicke, Catherine, 265

Harlem Nights, 246

Harlin, Rennie, 256

Harlow, Jean, 20

Hart, Bonnie Blackburn, 4

Hawks, Howard, 20, 100

Hawn, Goldie, 80, 97–98, 100, 108, 233

Haycock, Pete, 230–31

Head Over Heels, 34

Heartbreak Kid, The, 23

Heartburn, 39

Heckerling, Amy, 38, 90

Heller, Joseph, 13

Hester Street, 33–34

Heston, Charlton, 249

High Fidelity, 260

Hill, Anita, 248

Hirabayashi, Michael, 148, 155

Hoffman, Dustin, 111

Hollywood, see movie industry

Hollywood Reporter, 74, 266

Hook, Harry, 90

Hopkins, Lightnin’, 230

Hopper, Dennis, 23, 134

Hopper, Edward, 121

Howard, Ron, 127, 140

Hudson Hawk, 241, 250–51

Hunger, The, 74, 104

Hunger Games, The, 264, 265

Hunter, Holly, 50

Hunter, Tim, 90

Hurt Locker, The, 38

Huston, Anjelica, 269

ICM, 4–6, 36, 68, 70–71, 77, 79, 80, 85, 240, 260

IMAX Entertainment, 261

Improv, 16–18

Internal Affairs, 139

Ishtar, 23

Isobar, 73, 99

James, Etta, 230

Jenney, Lucinda, 114–15, 155–56, 165, 166, 170–71

JFK, 268

Joe, 113

Joe Bob’s Drive-In Theater, 132

Johnson, Richard, 244

Jordan, Neil, 53

Julia, 6, 79, 83

Kane, Carol, 34

Kaplan, Jonathan, 78, 90, 93, 94

Kardashian, Kim, 264

Kasdan, Lawrence, 269

Kasdan, Meg, 269

Keener, Catherine, 137, 156

Keitel, Harvey, 128–29, 148, 164, 165, 167–68, 171–74, 190, 202, 220, 221, 224–25, 227, 258

Kempley, Rita, 243

Kennedy, Edward, 248

Kennedy, John F., Jr., 203

Khouri, Callie, 2, 5, 9–18, 19, 26–31, 32, 33, 59, 68, 79, 80, 85, 91, 93, 128, 146, 179, 202, 210, 227, 230, 262

Academy Award won by, 267–70

background and early life of, 11–14

casting and, 101, 107–8, 131–32, 139

in college, 14

Davis and, 76–77, 145

filming and, 154, 171, 199, 204–5, 207, 211–12

at film screening, 239–40

at Improv, 16–18

life after Thelma & Louise, 254–55

Pam Tillis and, 15, 17, 43, 46, 139–40, 227

and reactions to film, 245–47

Ridley Scott and, 59, 74–75, 86–89, 92, 100, 209, 239–40

Sarandon and, 217

Thelma & Louise screenplay by, 10–11, 18, 31, 41, 42–46, 48–50, 51–54, 58–60, 68–70, 72, 76–77, 84–85, 86–89, 91–92, 93, 94, 99, 120, 155, 166, 180–83, 199, 200, 204, 205, 218, 226, 229, 237–38, 243, 266

video production work of, 26–30, 33, 42, 46, 54, 254

wedding of, 139–40

Khouri, Eli, 12–14, 18, 43

Khouri, Virginia, 12–14

Kill Me Again, 139

King, B. B., 13, 229, 238

Klute, 24

Kramer vs. Kramer, 98

Kung Fu Panda 3, 263

Lacy, N. Lee, 27

Ladd, Alan, Jr. (“Laddie”), 6, 64, 65, 82–85, 90–92, 97–98, 101, 108, 123, 199, 205–6, 233, 235–38, 241, 261, 267, 269

LaGravenese, Richard, 269

Lansing, Sherry, 72

Lawrence, Jennifer, 265

League of Their Own, A, 256, 263

Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, 16

Legend, 73

Le Gros, James, 137

Le Mat, Paul, 130

Leno, Jay, 16

Leo, John, 245

Lethal Weapon, 91

Let It Ride, 89

Levinson, Barry, 127

Lewis, Huey, 132

Limato, Ed, 68

Little Man Tate, 262

Lonely Are the Brave, 88

Long Kiss Goodnight, The, 256

Look Who’s Talking, 38

Loos, Anita, 20

Lord of the Flies, 90

Lorenzo’s Oil, 258

Los Angeles Times, 244

Love Field, 93

Loveless, The, 39

Loy, Myrna, 20

Lucas, George, 18

Lupino, Ida, 20

Lynch, Kelly, 96

Lyne, Adrian, 71

MacDowell, Andie, 96

Mad Money, 255

Madonna, 35

Madsen, Michael, 132–35, 139, 165, 171, 173–74, 179–85, 217, 239, 258

Maher, Bill, 17

Maleficent, 264

Malle, Louis, 113, 114

Marion, Frances, 269

Markham, Beryl, 256

Married to the Mob, 79, 93

Marshall, Penny, 38, 70, 256

Martian, The, 215, 255

Marvel Comics, 81, 82

M*A*S*H, 22

Maslin, Janet, 243, 247

Mathison, Melissa, 39

Matlin, Marlee, 39

May, Elaine, 22–23

MCA Records, 227

McBride, Elizabeth, 150–51, 167, 170, 260

McCarthy, Todd, 23

McDermott, Dylan, 137

McDonald, Christopher, 130–31, 161–66, 172–74, 181, 190, 200, 258–59

McDormand, Frances, 50

McGinley, John C., 130

Mean Streets, 128

Memento, 259

Mengers, Sue, 71

Menges, Chris, 89

Metcalf, Laurie, 35

Meyers, Nancy, 39, 40, 262

MGM, 6, 72, 81, 83, 240, 249, 256, 261

Midler, Bette, 95, 96

Mikey and Nicky, 23

Missing, 132

Mission, The, 89–90

Mississippi Burning, 166

Moab, Utah, 124–25, 198–99, 208, 215, 219

Moana, 264

Monument Valley, 30, 202, 228

Moonstruck, 84, 97

Moore, Demi, 204, 255

Morrison, Greg, 251

Morrison, Van, 228–29

Mortensen, Viggo, 156

movie industry, 19–25, 32–41, 46–50, 52–55, 59, 94–96, 262–66

crews in, 193–95

Davis and, 257, 263–64

D-girls in, 71–72, 80, 82

Thelma & Louise and, 253–54, 258, 263, 265–66

Mr. Mom, 37

Ms., 13

MTV, 27, 30, 47, 229

Mulroney, Dermot, 137

Murphy, Eddie, 18, 49, 81, 95, 246

Murray, Bill, 250

Nash, Johnny, 229

Nashville, 255

Nashville, Tenn., 14–16

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 89

National Organization for Women, 252

Nelson, Kathy, 194, 195, 227–28, 260

Nelson, Ozzie, 227

Nelson, Ricky, 227

New Leaf, A, 23

Newman, Paul, 23

Newsday, 244

Newsweek, 243, 246, 247, 251–52

New York, 243

New York Daily News, 244

New Yorker, 243

New York Times, 22, 66, 243, 247

Nichols, Mike, 23

Nicholson, Jack, 115

Nielsen, Brigitte, 49

Nightmare on Elm Street, A, 149

9 to 5, 48, 50, 84

Noble, Thom, 202, 224–27, 229, 233, 236, 237, 239, 268

Norma Rae, 6, 83

Noyce, Phillip, 90

O’Connor, Sandra Day, 48

Omen, The, 83, 91

Ontkean, Michael, 132

Orion Pictures, 5, 35, 85

Out of Africa, 98

Out of the Past, 88

Outrage, 20

Owl and the Pussycat, The, 23

Paducah, Ky., 11–13

Palace Productions, 54

Paramount Pictures, 19, 80

Parker, Dorothy, 13

Parretti, Giancarlo, 81, 238, 241

Pascal, Amy, 53

Pathé Entertainment, 6–7, 80–82, 84, 94, 96, 97, 124, 140, 205–7, 214, 232–33, 237–41, 249–51, 261, 267

Peckinpah, Sam, 37

Pfeiffer, Michelle, 3, 5, 68, 71, 77–80, 93, 96, 99, 104, 115, 256

Philadelphia Inquirer, 251

Piano, The, 258

Pickford, Mary, 20, 24

Pillsbury, Sarah, 35

Pitt, Brad, 138, 141–43, 165, 170–73, 176–79, 189, 193, 226, 239, 247, 259–60, 264

Playboy, 114

Point Break, 262

Polk, Mimi, 55–56, 58, 68–73, 77, 80, 88, 90–92, 94, 99, 193–94, 209, 215, 226–27, 239, 240, 255–56

Pollack, Rebecca “Becky,” 6–7, 80–85, 90, 94, 96, 97, 108, 206, 233–38, 260, 269

Pollack, Sydney, 6, 82–83, 100, 111

Pretty Baby, 113

Pretty Woman, 96, 247

Prince of Tides, The, 262, 268

Private Benjamin, 39, 98

Pullman, Bill, 129–30

Pulp Fiction, 260

Pytka, Joe, 89

Quinn, Aiden, 35

Rafelson, Bob, 22, 90

Rafferty, Terrence, 243–44

Raft, George, 20

Raiders of the Lost Ark, 49

Rainer, Peter, 244

Rain Man, 155

Rambling Rose, 262

Reeves, Martha, 229

Register, John, 121, 188

Reinhold, Judge, 130

Reiser, Paul, 16

Renner, Jeremy, 265

Reservoir Dogs, 174, 258

Reynolds, Kevin, 90

Ride, Sally, 48

Ridley Scott Associates, 62

Rio Bravo, 20–21

Rivers, Joan, 17, 52

River’s Edge, 90

Robbins, Tim, 115, 130, 134, 193, 215

Roberts, Julia, 96, 247, 254, 256, 262

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, 241

Rocky Horror Picture Show, The, 105, 113

Rolling Stones, 230

Roseanne, 138

Rubinstein, Carol, 249–50

Ruffalo, Mark, 137

Russell, Kurt, 140

Russell, Rosalind, 20

Russell, Theresa, 96

Ruthless People, 130

Ryan, Meg, 96

St. John, Marco, 209–14

Sandler, Adam, 259

Sanford, Midge, 35

Sarandon, Chris, 113

Sarandon, Susan, 60, 74, 95, 104–8, 109, 112–18, 119, 143, 210, 215, 216, 234, 264

background and early life of, 113

in filming, 145–47, 154, 156, 157, 159–60, 162, 164, 166, 174, 177, 179–85, 186–93, 196–97, 199–204, 207, 210–17, 218–23, 226, 239

interviews with, 217

Khouri and, 217

life after Thelma & Louise, 257–58

Madsen and, 134–35

Oscar night and, 267–70

and reactions to film, 243, 247–49, 252

Ridley Scott and, 74, 104–8, 116–18, 215–17

salary of, 124

Saturday Night Live, 16

Scarface, 79

Schickel, Richard, 249–50

Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 3, 47, 49, 241, 246

Scorsese, Martin, 18, 22, 78, 246

Scott, Elizabeth, 60–62, 66, 230, 267

Scott, Francis, 61

Scott, Frank, 61

Scott, Ridley, 3–5, 49, 55–57, 58–67, 69, 72–75, 77, 80, 83, 84, 86–92, 93, 97–99, 119, 127, 128, 215, 225, 229–30, 243, 266

advertising work of, 62–63, 66–67, 74, 148, 225

in art school, 62

background and early life of, 60–62

casting and, 93–94, 97–99, 100–108, 127–34, 137–43, 147, 155

decision to direct Thelma & Louise, 99, 100

director search of, 89–92, 98–99, 120

editing and, 224–26, 239

filming and, 145, 147, 153–60, 161, 162, 164–68, 172–74, 175–85, 186–93, 195–97, 199–207, 208–17, 218–23

Khouri and, 59, 74–75, 86–89, 92, 100, 209, 239–40

life after Thelma & Louise, 255

lighting and, 148–49, 151, 201–2

locations and, 120–25, 147–48, 151

music and, 227–31

Oscar night and, 267–70

and reactions to film, 247

Sarandon and, 74, 104–8, 116–18, 215–17

test screenings and, 233, 235, 237

Scott, Tony, 49, 56, 61, 62, 73–75, 86, 90, 104, 214, 228

Screen Actors Guild, 94

Seidelman, Susan, 34–35, 90

Seinfeld, 166

Seinfeld, Jerry, 16

Sex and the City, 35

Sexton, Charlie, 157

sexual harassment, 248

Shea, John, 132

She-Devil, 98

Shelton, Ron, 116

Shepherd, Cybill, 96

Sheridan, Jamey, 132

Shit People Say to Women Directors, 265

Show, Grant, 140–41

Shyer, Charles, 39

Silence of the Lambs, The, 93, 262, 268

Silkwood, 39, 98

Silver, Joan Micklin, 33–34, 90

Silver, Joel, 73

Silver, Ray, 33

Silver Bullet, 153–54, 157–59, 208, 239

Simon, Neil, 23

Simpson, Don, 73, 228

Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 24

Singleton, John, 269

Sleeping with the Enemy, 262

Smith, Liz, 244

Smith, Maggie, 255

Smith, William Kennedy, 248

Smithereens, 34

Smokey and the Bandit, 250

Someone to Watch Over Me, 73

Something to Talk About, 254

Sony Pictures, 265

Sophie’s Choice, 98

Sorcerer, 23

Soul Train, 37

Spaceballs, 130

Spencer, Norris, 122–24, 148–50, 154, 162, 188, 194, 198, 213, 260

Spheeris, Penelope, 37–38, 40

Spielberg, Steven, 18, 254

Splash, 72

Stallone, Sylvester, 3, 47, 244, 246

Stanwyck, Barbara, 20

Star Is Born, A, 23

Star Wars, 63–64, 83, 261

Steinem, Gloria, 249

Stone, Oliver, 268

Stone, Sharon, 246

Stowe, Madeline, 96

Strain, Julie, 175

Streep, Meryl, 94–95, 97–98, 100–101, 106, 108, 221, 263–64

Streisand, Barbra, 22–24, 27, 32, 95, 262, 268

Stuart Little, 257

Sunset Marquis, 52

Superman, 91

Supreme Court, 248

Sutherland, Donald, 140

Swayze, Patrick, 157

Swayze, Patsy, 157

Syufy Century Plaza, 236

Tarantino, Quentin, 258

Taxi Driver, 78, 128

Temple, Amanda, 28, 29, 49–50, 51–57, 93, 139, 240, 260

Temple, Julien, 52, 53

Tender Mercies, 150

Terminator and Terminator 2, 49, 241, 247, 262

Terms of Endearment, 71

Thelma & Louise:

Academy Awards and, 267–70

actresses interested in, 77, 79–80, 93–94, 96–99, 100–108

advance and test screenings of, 232–40, 249–50

budget for, 124, 176, 196, 197, 205–6, 220, 238, 241, 250

at Cannes Film Festival, 240, 258

casting of, 99, 100–108, 126–35, 136–43, 147, 155

controversy over, 242, 244–50, 266

crew on, 193–95, 200, 222, 223, 260

critical appreciation for, 266

director search for, 89–92, 93, 98–99, 120

editing of, 224–27, 239

ending of, 2, 4, 5, 44–45, 53–54, 58–59, 69, 76, 80, 84–85, 90, 92, 97, 106, 120, 174, 206, 217, 218–23, 226–27, 229, 231, 234–38, 242, 245, 253, 256

feminism and, 242, 244–45, 248–51

filming of, 144–52, 153–60, 161–69, 170–74, 175–85, 186–97, 198–207, 208–17, 218–23

and Khouri’s friendship with Pam Tillis, 15, 17, 43, 46, 139

lighting in, 148–49, 151, 155, 158, 201–2, 222, 223

locations, sets, and costumes in, 120–25, 147–51, 153–55, 161–64, 167, 169, 176–77, 187–89, 198–99, 201–2, 212–13

marketing of, 233, 238, 241, 249, 251

movie industry and, 253–54, 258, 263, 265–66

music in, 227–31

Polaroid in, 147, 227

popularity of, 250–52

rape and shooting scene in, 158–60, 162, 166, 167, 208–9, 234, 237, 239, 242, 246

Rastafarian character in, 204, 205, 211, 229, 237, 239, 240

release of, 238, 241, 242, 248, 250

reviews of, 242–47

Ridley Scott’s decision to direct, 99, 100

screenplay for, 1–7, 10–11, 18, 31, 41, 42–46, 48–50, 51–54, 58–60, 68–70, 72, 76–77, 84–85, 86–89, 91–92, 93, 94, 99, 120, 155, 166, 180–83, 199, 200, 204, 205, 218, 226, 229, 237–38, 243, 266

sex scene with Davis and Pitt in, 175–79, 226, 239

soundtrack album for, 238

special screenings of, 266

state trooper scene in, 167, 202–4, 237

television series proposed, 256

truck driver scene in, 199, 207, 209–15, 234, 235, 237, 240, 254

violence in, 106–7, 158–60, 162, 166, 167, 208–9, 244–47

They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, 24

Thomas, Clarence, 248

Thomas, Marlo, 249

Thornton, Big Mama, 230

Thurber, James, 13

Tightrope, 112

Tillis, Pam, 15, 17, 43, 46, 139–40, 227

Time, 248–50

Timon of Athens (Shakespeare), 210

Tin Men, 126

Titanic, 264

Toback, James, 269

Tobolowsky, Stephen, 165–68, 171, 174, 220, 221, 259

Tomalin, Phil, 193

Tootsie, 100, 111

Top Gun, 73

Toronto Star, 244

Total Recall, 246

Transylvania 6-5000, 111

Travis, Nancy, 96

Tristan and Isolde, 63, 64

Truffaut, François, 225

Turan, Kenneth, 244

Turek, Ken, 194–95, 216

Turner, Ike and Tina, 13

Turner, Kathleen, 95, 96

Turning Point, The, 83

Turturro, John, 35

20th Century Fox, 73, 83

21 Jump Street, 138

Twilight, 264, 265

United Artists, 22, 34

Universal Pictures, 260

Unmarried Woman, An, 83

Up the Sandbox, 23

U.S. News & World Report, 244–45

Vagabond Motel, 176

Valentino, Rudolph, 19

Vallely, Jim, 17, 18

Valley Girl, 36

Vanity Fair, 256

Variety, 242–43

Vietnam War, 25, 48, 70

Voight, Jon, 25

Vonnegut, Kurt, 13

Wallace, Mike, 249

Wallace, Randall, 83, 260

Walsh, J. T., 130

Warfield, David, 29–30, 43, 50, 139–40, 268

WarGames, 134

Warner Bros., 5, 80

Washington Post, 243

Waters, Muddy, 230

Wayans Brothers, 16

Wayne, John, 124

Wayne’s World, 38

Weaver, Sigourney, 56, 59, 64–65

Weber, Bruce, 203

Weber, Lois, 19

Weill, Claudia, 34

Weinstein, Harvey, 53

Weinstein, Paula, 22, 34, 72, 82

West, Kim Kardashian, 264

West with the Night, 256

What About Bob?, 250

When Harry Met Sally, 39

White Squall, 255–56

Wigan, Gareth, 65

Wilder, Billy, 100

Will, George, 114

Williams, Clarence, III, 128

Williams, Robin, 16

Williams, Sue, 69, 91

Willis, Bruce, 38, 241, 250

Winger, Debra, 17–18

Witches of Eastwick, The, 115

Witness, 224

Wodehouse, P. G., 13

Woolley, Stephen, 53

Woolverton, Linda, 262–63

Working Girl, 156

Writers Guild of America, 254, 269

X-Men, 37

Yentl, 24

Yoakam, Dwight, 132

Young, Sean, 66

Z Cars, 62

Zimmer, Hans, 60, 120, 179, 197, 225–27, 229–31, 260, 266