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<NewPub>
<Submitter>ErsatzCulture</Submitter>
<Subject>Tales from Development Hell - Hollywood Film-Making the Hard Way</Subject>
<Title>Tales from Development Hell - Hollywood Film-Making the Hard Way</Title>
<Year>2003-11-21</Year>
<Publisher>Titan Books</Publisher>
<Pages>256</Pages>
<Binding>hc</Binding>
<PubType>NONFICTION</PubType>
<Isbn>1840236914</Isbn>
<Price>£16.99</Price>
<Image>https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51932ESTFPL.jpg</Image>
<Note>First printing from number line.

Publication date from Amazon UK.

Rear cover and inside front flap list additional prices: US: $21.95; Canada: $27.95.

Listed chapters are followed by:
<ul>
<li>Index of Quotations: page 238</li>
<li>Selected Bibliography: page 250</li>
<li>Index of Names and Film Titles: page 251</li>
</ul>

Details from copyright page:

1 84023 691 4

Published by Titan Books

A division of Titan Publishing Group Ltd

First US edition March 2004

1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2

<i>Tales from Development Hell</i> copyright © David Hughes

All rights reserved. Author photo by Zahida Kobilica-Hughes.</Note>
<Authors>
<Author>David Hughes (journalist)</Author>
</Authors>
<Synopsis>Covers the production issues of twelve films (both made and unmade), at least eight of which were speculative in nature, and three of which were adaptations from novels or short stories:

<ul>
<li>Planet of the Apes/Monkey Planet (chapter 2)<li>
<li>The Lord of the Rings (chapter 3)</li>
<li>Total Recall/We Can Remember It For You Wholesale (chapter 4)</li>
</ul>

There are passing references to other adaptations, such as an unfilmed script for The Demolished Man, as written by Oliver Stone.</Synopsis>
<Language>English</Language>
<Juvenile>No</Juvenile>
<Novelization>No</Novelization>
<NonGenre>No</NonGenre>
<Graphic>No</Graphic>
<Source>Primary</Source>
<ModNote>Submitting this one ’cos I stumbled across an old talk on the wiki referencing it, but it never got added: http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/User_talk:PeteYoung#David_Hughes_mix-up

Hopefully the notes I added in the synopsis field are enough to demonstrate its ISFDB-relevance.

Pub date is a bit confusing: copyright assignation lists 2003, but then it also says "First *US* edition March 2004" - even though all the legalese, prices etc indicate this is a UK publication?!? I ended up taking the pub date from Amazon UK, although I have a vague recollection that 2003 might be in the period that Amazon can’t be trusted for this? Feel free to change it as you see appropriate.

For the chapters/essays, I have replicated the capitalization as used on the page headings, which may not be aligned with ISFDB standards e.g. "Perchance To Dream" vs "Perchance to Dream".

I also have a revised edition of this book in Kindle format, which I’ve never gotten round to reading, but will try to remember to add at some point.</ModNote>
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<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>Introduction</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>10</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>Disillusioned</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>14</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>Monkey Business</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>30</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>Cast Into Mount Doom</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>48</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>We Can Rewrite It For You Wholesale</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>60</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>Keeping Up With The Joneses</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>90</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>The Lost Crusade</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>108</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>De-railed</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>124</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>Who Wants To Be A Billionaire?</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>136</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>Perchance To Dream</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>148</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>Crisis On The Hot Zone</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>166</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>The Dark Knight Strikes Out</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>192</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
<ContentTitle>
<cTitle>Tomb Raider Chronicles</cTitle>
<cAuthors>David Hughes (journalist)</cAuthors>
<cDate>2003-11-21</cDate>
<cPage>212</cPage>
<cType>ESSAY</cType>
</ContentTitle>
</Content>
</NewPub>
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