Summary
North-East writer Peter Straughan was overjoyed when Hollywood star George Clooney called to say he liked his script. But, he tells Steve Pratt, it still took several frustrating years before the film was finally made
THE week that Peter Straughan's script for The Men Who Stare At Goats was put in circulation, the call came that Hollywood superstar George Clooney was interested in directing it. "It was an amazing weekend. We got quite a good reaction straight away and, funnily enough, one of the first people to respond was Clooney, " recalls the North-East born writer.See the full content of this document
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Getting the Goat
"And then, on Monday, he decided he wasn't going to direct it because it was too close to him directing Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind."
The script returned to themarketplace, gathering much interest without getting the green light and gaining a reputation as one of the best unfilmed...See the full content of this document
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