Driven is a candid and entertaining personal story taking the reader through the little known world of the stuntman. Forty-five years of memories offer a fascinating look that chronicles the rise of a stuntman turned director. With behind the scenes tales from such films as Predator, The Warriors, Rollerball, and James Bond, readers will experience the sheer determination it takes to maintain a career as a stuntman and climb the ranks of the film industry to become a director.
Driven is a memoir of the never-before-behind the scenes look of the heroes that made Hollywood what it is today — the stuntman.
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FOREWARD
PREFACE: The Beginning
CHAPTER 1: A Lucky Man
CHAPTER 2: The Seventies
CHAPTER 3: Warren Beatty, Part 1
CHAPTER 4: Another Great Year
CHAPTER 5: Motocross
CHAPTER 6: Rollerball
CHAPTER 7: Still on a Roll
CHAPTER 8: Warren Beatty, Part 2
CHAPTER 9: Back in the Game
CHAPTER 10: Come Out to Play-ay
CHAPTER 11: The Long Riders, 1979
CHAPTER 12: Death Car on the What?
CHAPTER 13: Fiat vs. Le Car
CHAPTER 14: Top of the Hill, 1980
CHAPTER 15: A Guy’s Gotta Work
CHAPTER 16: Warren Beatty, Part 3
CHAPTER 17: Back in the States
CHAPTER 18: Stick Around
CHAPTER 19: How Do You Like Your Ribs?
CHAPTER 20: Man to Man
CHAPTER 21: New Agent
CHAPTER 22: On Top of the World
CHAPTER 23: I Come in Peace
CHAPTER 24: Screwface
CHAPTER 25: God Forgives, The Brotherhood Doesn’t
CHAPTER 26: Hard Target, 1992
CHAPTER 27: The Nineties
CHAPTER 28: 1997 Should’ve Had a Happy Ending
CHAPTER 29: Give Me What I Want, and I’ll Go Away
CHAPTER 30: Serendipity
CHAPTER 31: 9-11-2001
CHAPTER 32: Home in Time for Dinner
CHAPTER 33: What the Hell is a Show Runner
CHAPTER 34: The Mother City
CHAPTER 35: Talking Head
CHAPTER 36: The Lost Room
CHAPTER 37: Want to Stay in the Game
CHAPTER 38: Nirvana
EPILOGUE
IN MEMORY: Paul Baxley
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A GIFT FROM CRAIG
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