Not So Quiet On The Set

About the Book

"An extraordinarily entertaining look inside the film industry "-Pierce Brosnan, award-winning actor and producer

A veteran of over fifty years in the film industry, Robert E. Relyea gives a behind-the-scenes, first-person look into Hollywood's moviemaking landscape during the pre- and post-Kennedy years in America.

Not So Quiet on the Set is Elvis Presley wishing for a normal life during a break in recording the soundtrack for Jailhouse Rock. It's dealing with street gangs and studio politics while making West Side Story. It's trying to stay alive while working side by side with John Wayne on The Alamo. It's crashing an authentic Nazi warplane against a hillside in Germany during The Great Escape. It's getting fired by the studio while filming Bullitt in San Francisco and it's battling runaway budgets and Steve McQueen's demons in France while making Le Mans.

Not So Quiet on the Set presents rare insights into the mechanics and politics of filmmaking and helps define a dynamic period in Hollywood history. A unique collaboration between father and son, it is a real-life adventure that not only illustrates how the movie industry really works but provides a revealing portrait of Hollywood's loss of innocence.

About the Author

Robert E. Relyea?s career spans a half century in American cinema. A graduate of UCLA, he partnered with Steve McQueen in Solar Productions, held top production posts at Paramount and MGM/UA, and served as chairman of the California Film Commission. He lives with his wife, Dorothy, in Westlake Village, California.

Craig Relyea is a graduate of UCLA and Arizona State?s W. P. Carey School of Business. He has spent twenty-five years in entertainment marketing, holding executive posts at Universal, DreamWorks, and Disney. He lives with his wife, Tammi, and their son, Taylor, in Glendale, California.