"Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman takes you behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, and other films and into his own professional experiences and creative thought processes in the crafting of screenplays. You get a firsthand look at why and how films get made and what elements make a good screenplay"--Provided by publisher.

"Expanded to include the full screenplay of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid"--Cover. Includes index.