Fade Out: The Calamitous Final Days of MGM

by Peter Bart

Book Overview

A behind-the-scenes account of the decline and fall of a once great studio, tracing MGMs corporate convulsions from 20 years ago, when Kirk Kerkorian bought control to the present, the financial... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688084605
• ISBN13: 9780688084608
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A fascinating insider's look at MGM's decline

For anyone interested in the business machinations of the Hollywood film studios, this is a must. The absorbing story of how the film studio that once boasted 'more stars than there are in heaven' ended up a 1980's corporate wreck. Starts out in 1969 when billionaire Kirk Kerkorian bought MGM, chronicles the few ups (and many downs), finishing up with the studio's sale to Giancarlo Paretti and Mr. Bart's assertion that 'an era ends when its dreams are exhausted. MGM's era has clearly ended'. I quite agree with this but MGM seems determined to cling to life,feeding on the fading memories of its glorious past. Excellent stuff! If you read this, Mr. Bart, it's a great book but how about an updated version, to take account of the new period of Kerkorian's ownership?

Curious about the origins of "Rain Man"?

If you are, or you enjoy getting a glimpse of how Hollywood really works, then this little gem is a must read. Bart's straighforward style and insider's viewpoint keeps this book going, and your interest level up. While it may be a little dated, the realities in the book continue to ring true today in what is going on in the film industry.