High concept
Don Simpson and the Hollywood culture of excess
by Charles Fleming
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Using the life and career of producer Don Simpson as a point of departure, High Concept takes readers on a journey inside the Hollywood of the 1980s and 1990s. Throughout the period, Simpson and his partner, Jerry Bruckheimer, were the most successful independent producers in the history of moviemaking, responsible for the hit films Flashdance, Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Crimson Tide, Bad Boys, and The Rock.
But at the same time that his vision was driving the Hollywood bottom line, Simpson's lifestyle epitomized the pervasive dark side of the industry's power base. His legendary consumption knew no bounds. And as long as he continued to crank out box-office gold, his every desire was conspicuously indulged - an unrestrained excess that killed him and sent a warning cry throughout the entire industry.
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Biography, Motion picture producers and directors, African American cookery, Social life and customs, Food habits, West African Cookery, African Americans, United states, biography, West African Cooking, African American cooking, New York Times reviewedPeople
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High Concept
March 29, 1999, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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High Concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood Cultures of Excess
April 20, 1999, Main Street Books
in English
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Mother Africa's table: a collection of West African and African American recipes and cultural traditions
1998, Main Street/Doubleday
in English
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High concept: Don Simpson and the Hollywood culture of excess
1998, Doubleday
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