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Conversations with Wilder Between work on Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous, Cameron Crowe spent over a year conducting interviews with the legendary filmmaker Billy Wilder, who wrote and directed such classics as Double Indemnity, Some Like it Hot and Sabrina. In these open, honest encounters, Crowe expertly poses question after question to get the lowdown on what made Wilder's hits work, why his flops flopped and a glimmer or two of what never made it to celluloid. Featuring over 650 black and white photos, this invaluable compilation captures the essence and wit of one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century. |
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High Cameron’s yearlong stint as an undercover high school senior yielded the insightful and often hilarious Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a first-hand exposé about teenage life in late 70’s southern California. After reading an advanced copy and sensing it would be a bestseller, Universal bought the rights and hired Cameron to pen the screenplay. In his introduction to the book, Cameron describes how the idea arose and came to fruition with the help of the school principal and the close friends he made along the way. |
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Almost Famous Released in November of 2000, Cameron Crowe's loosely autobiographical screenplay for Almost Famous tells the story of William, a fifteen year-old rock journalist whose love of music lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to tour with an up-and-coming rock band. The screenplay includes several scenes that didn't make it into the film, an extensive interview by Andrew Pulver entitled All Things Come to He Who Waits and a rare collection of black and white photos. |
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Vanilla Sky Complete with an introduction by the author, a shooting script and a collection of photos from both the film and behind the scenes, Cameron Crowe’s screenplay for Vanilla Sky examines the seemingly charmed life of the handsome and charismatic New York aristocrat, David Aames. When David meets the girl of his dreams and loses her in the same night, we are thrust unexpectedly onto a roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex and dreams. |
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Jerry Maguire Published in 1996, writer-director Cameron Crowe tells the story of Jerry Maguire, a man who has an epiphany about his life and work, and while risking everything to save himself, learns the meaning of life and love. The screenplay includes a witty account of the making of the film as well as Jerry's famous Mission Statement, the twenty-two page document that resulted from his moral awakening—Cameron actually wrote it before filming to completely explore the character and his motives. |
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Teenage Cameron Crowe, considered something of an expert on the subject of teenage heartbreak and idealism, wrote the introduction to Teenage, Joseph Szabo's powerful collection of photographs from the 70s and 80s. These images tenderly capture the insecure and audacious spirits of his subjects, a group of teenagers caught in that seemingly interminable expanse between puberty and adulthood. |
