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La nuit américaine [videorecording] = Day for night

Frictions and personality clashes beset the making of a romantic film in Nice.

Swimming with sharks

An incisive look into the cut-throat world of Hollywood filmmaking. From bringing him coffee to getting him laid, it's up to new assistant and aspiring screenwriter Guy to satisfy every whim of the incendiary Buddy Ackerman. Buddy's a powerful movie producer who makes horrorporn box-office smashes, and is, appropriately, the boss from hell. Blinded by the promise of a fast track up the Hollywood ladder, Guy is about to find out that moviemaking is not for the faint-heartedFrom bringing him coffee to getting him laid, it's up to new assistant and aspiring screenwriter Guy to satisfy every whim of the incendiary Buddy Ackerman, powerful movie producer and the boss from hell. Blinded by the promise of a fast track up the Hollywood ladder, Guy is about to find out that moviemaking is not for the faint-hearted. If he's going to rise to the top, then he'll need to play by Buddy's rules. And Buddy plays dirty. Swimming with Sharks, adapted from the George Huang film by playwright Michael Lesslie, is an incisive look into the cut-throat world of Hollywood. The play had its world premiere at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 5 October 2007.

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Search and destroy [videorecording]

A fast and funny look at fame, fortune and the pursuit of the American dream seen through the life of a small-time guy who dreams of producing an overblown screen epic.