{"product_id":"book-acie","title":"Hit and Run","description":"The tale of how Sony lost $3 billion in the entertainment business has already become a Hollywood legend. \u003ci\u003eHit and Run\u003c\/i\u003e tells the improbable and often hilarious story of how two film packagers best known for spending other people's money went on a deliberate campaign to reinvent themselves as studio executives. With the exception of \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e, Jon Peters and Peter Guber were barely involved with the most successful films they \"produced\", but this unlikely team got Sony to give them one of the richest deals in Hollywood history.\u003cp\u003e In the fascinating \u003ci\u003eHit and Run\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran reporters Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters explain the forces that drove Sony to seek salvation in Hollywood. They chronicle the true story behind Sony's raw deal with Peters and Guber -- from a costly flop and over-spending on talent to expensive firings and Heidi Fleiss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Here on audio for the first time is the extraordinary account of what one studio chairman called \"the most public [screwing] in the history of the business.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348324426032,"sku":"BDacie","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/331873-acie-Square.jpg?v=1734220846","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-acie","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}