158: What Happens When You Make A Movie For The Mob?

What Happens When You Make A Movie For The Mob?
In this episode, I'm joined again by my good friend and fellow
podcaster, Alex Ferrari of Indie Film Hustle.  Alex shares
with us how he wrote the true life story of trying to make a
feature film for the mob and it nearly broke him.  In addition
to the book, we get into other important industry topics.
 
Shooting For The Mob (Based on an incredible true story)
A bipolar gangster, a naive young film director, and Batman--what
could go wrong? Alex Ferrari is a first-time film director who just
got hired to direct a $20 million feature film. The only problem is
that the film is about Jimmy, an egomaniacal gangster who wants the
film to be about his life in the mob. From the backwater towns of
Louisiana to the Hollywood Hills, Alex is taken on a crazy
misadventure through the world of the mafia and Hollywood. Huge
movie stars, billion-dollar producers, studio heads, and, of
course, a few gangsters populate this unbelievable journey down the
rabbit hole of chasing one's dream. Would you sell your soul to the
devil to make your dream come true? By the way, did I mention that
this story is based on true events? No, seriously it is.
 
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