Development Girls : The Hollywood Virgin's Guide to Making It in the Movie Business
Author: Hadley Davis
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ISBN: 0385494319
Publisher: Main Street Books (04 May, 1999)
Sales Rank: 134,067
Average Customer Rating: 2.85 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 1 out of 5
CheesecakeGirl hopes Cheesy Title sells poorly written book
The title & cover photo say it all. It's almost like Ms. Davis is saying, 'Wheee! Lookit me. I'm a Hollywood Player, guys, and now you have to take back all those things you said about me being a ditz.' Holding a copy of Variety, sitting by some scripts, talking on the phone, wearing an expensive/stylish retro minimal outfit while flashing a smile that cost a lot and a hairstyle of equal value-sheesh!!! Fashion tips replace insight and it doesn't merit being a how-to book of any kind.
Book tries to titilitate instead of teach & flops. NO tip is offered that is of value that you couldn't figure out yourself.
Oh well, she'll make someone a great trophy wife. She'd fill out a dress well & could chatter without making a meaningful point and look great...I mean she's yummy to look at, but nobody I'd take advice from.
Really though, this book insults your intelligence.
Rating: 1 out of 5
It deserves NEGATIVE stars!
I have a sneaking suspicion that all the "glowing" reviews posted here were planted by friends and relatives of the author. NO ONE who is even remotely familiar with the business of movie-making could read this and find it enjoyable or accurate. I am a "D-Girl" and have done fairly well in this business. I can assure you that it is not because I wear Prada and sleep with producers... it is because I have put in the 14 hour days, developed the right relationships and worked very, very hard. Sure, there are a lot of "perks" that come with working in Hollywood- but Davis fails to mention the premieres and parties are a very small part of an otherwise demanding, exhausting business. If Hadley Davis (who is no "big fish" in this town, I assure you) wants to present the Hollywood experience from the perspective of a self-absorbed trust fund baby, that's her right. I just hope that people who are looking for some real information about what it takes to survive in this business and thrive in development will look elsewhere. This book is awful!
Rating: 5 out of 5
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