{"product_id":"everywhere-an-oink-oink-an-embittered-dyspeptic-and-accurate-report-of-forty-years-in-hollywood-9781668026328","title":"Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003eHilarious and scandalous tales of forty years in Hollywood from the award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet shares his “smart, addictive, hilarious, and insightful” (\u003ci\u003eBreitbart\u003c\/i\u003e) tales from his four decades in Hollywood where he worked with some of the biggest names in movies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Mamet went to Hollywood on top—a super successful playwright summoned west in 1980 to write a vehicle for Jack Nicholson. He arrived just in time to meet the luminaries of old Hollywood and revel in the friendship of giants like Paul Newman, Mike Nichols, Bob Evans, and Sue Mengers. Over the next forty years, Mamet wrote dozens of scripts, was fired off dozens of movies, and directed eleven himself.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEverywhere an Oink Oink\u003c\/i\u003e, he revels of the taut and gag-filled professionalism of the film set. He depicts the ever-fickle studios and producers who piece by piece eat the artists alive. And he ponders the art of filmmaking and the genius of those who made our finest movies. With the bravado and flair of Mamet’s best theatrical work, this memoir describes a world gone by, some of our most beloved film stars with their hair down, and how it all got washed away by digital media and the woke brigade. The book is illustrated throughout with three-dozen of Mamet’s pungent cartoons and caricatures. \u003ci\u003eEverywhere an Oink Oink\u003c\/i\u003e is “nothing but wicked jokes, angry broadsides, and pointed gossip: in other words, the ideal Hollywood book” (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781668026328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 13 Jan 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: New York, United States\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 21.3(H)x14(L)x1.8(W)209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 209\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eDavid Mamet’s numerous plays include \u003ci\u003eOleanna\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award), \u003ci\u003eAmerican Buffalo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpeed-the-Plow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNovember\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRace\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Anarchist\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote the screenplays for such films as \u003ci\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRonin\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWag the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, and has twice been nominated for an Academy Award. He has written and directed ten films, including \u003ci\u003eHomicide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Prisoner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eState and Main\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHouse of Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpartan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRedbelt\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, he wrote the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Village\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Old Religion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWilson\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of a Porn Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e, and many books of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eEverywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eTheatre\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThree Uses of the Knife: On the Nature and Purpose of Drama\u003c\/i\u003e; and two \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRecessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. His HBO film \u003ci\u003ePhil Spector\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, aired in 2013 and earned him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing. He was cocreator and executive producer of the CBS television show \u003ci\u003eThe Unit\u003c\/i\u003e and is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e“\u003ci\u003eEverywhere an Oink Oink\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing but wicked jokes, angry broadsides and pointed gossip: in other words, the ideal Hollywood book.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e—Kyle Smith, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A smart, addictive, hilarious, and insightful look at everything from craven producers to the art of storytelling to the demise of storytelling to life.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e—John Nolte, \u003ci\u003eBreitbart\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"David Mamet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47722831970521,"sku":"9781668026328","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781668026328.jpg?v=1768914602","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/everywhere-an-oink-oink-an-embittered-dyspeptic-and-accurate-report-of-forty-years-in-hollywood-9781668026328","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}