Hollywood Jock: 365 Days, Four Screenplays, Three TV Pitches, Two Kids, and One Wife Who's Ready to Pull the Plug

Rob Ryder made that pledge to his wife, and he was determined to stick to it. As technical consultant on blockbuster sports films, he had seen up close how the film business works and what kind of chaos can, and usually does, ensue. And now he was ready to take it on

Hollywood Jock is the suspenseful, dramatic, outrageous, and honest true story of the year when Rob Ryder, screenwriter, laid it all on the line -- and kicked, scratched, wheeled, dealed, and fought like hell to hit the Tinseltown big time. It is a chronicle of schmoozing producers, shopping screenplays, corralling sports legends, and dodging irate actors -- a fascinating perspective on the highs, the very lows, and the behind-the-scenes madness that makes the world of Hollywood so endlessly compelling . . . and infamously brutal.

Author: Rob Ryder
Publisher: It Books
Published: 06/27/2006
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.72w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780060791506

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/01/2006 pg. 49
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2006 pg. 450
Library Journal 05/15/2006 pg. 103
New York Times 08/06/2006 pg. 17

About the Author
Ryder, Rob: -

A technical consultant on many sports-themed movies, Rob Ryder wrote the column Hollywood Jock for ESPN.com. Also a screenwriter, Ryder is about to finally escape development hell with the upcoming Zulu Wave from National Geographic Feature Films.