SYNOPSIS

Hollywood, 1939: Producer David O. Selznick has just shut down production on the most eagerly anticipated movie in history – his megabudget version of Margaret Mitchell’s bestselling novel Gone with the Wind – scrapping the original script and sacking the director in the process.
Determined to produce a rewrite in five days as his entire future depends on the success of this risky project, he drags director Victor Fleming off The Wizard of Oz set and engages the reluctant services of top script doctor Ben Hecht.
What he didn’t reckon with though, is that Hecht is possibly the only person in America who has not read the bestselling novel! This leads to Selznick together with Fleming re-enacting the entire story for him. With nothing but a stockpile of peanuts and bananas, Selznick locks himself in his office with his two collaborators and a mad and hilarious marathon creative session begins…

“Fast, sharp and funny… Hutchinson has an insider’s eye for the anti-heroic absurdities and admirable glories of Showbusiness…” – Daily Telegraph

Cast & Creative Team

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