Hollywood, Interrupted

Cover of the 2004 edition
Author	Andrew Breitbart , Mark Ebner
Cover artist	Getty Images
Language	English
Subject	Celebrity
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons
Publication date	February 24, 2004
Publication place	United States Canada
Media type	Print
Pages	416
ISBN	978-0-471-45051-1
OCLC	54774468
Dewey Decimal	791.4302/8/092279494 22
LC Class	PN1993.5.U65 B678 2004

Hollywood, Interrupted: Insanity Chic in Babylon ? The Case Against Celebrity is a book and website authored by Andrew Breitbart , with co-author Mark Ebner . The book was published in 2004 by John Wiley & Sons . The writing focuses primarily on what Breitbart and Ebner sees as the disconnected, self-indulgent nature of Hollywood culture. The book was on the New York Times Best Seller list , and was also a Los Angeles Times bestseller . The title references the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted .

Contents [ edit ]

Hollywood, Interrupted takes a look at the culture of celebrity, discussing the mannerisms of celebrities such as Barbra Streisand , ^[1] Winona Ryder , Robert Downey Jr. , Eddie Murphy and Angelina Jolie . ^[2] The work discusses some of the more scandalous of these and other celebrities, as well as their effects on society. ^[3] Ebner writes about a woman who was employed by AOL , used their database to acquire private information about Hollywood celebrities, and then utilized this illicit information to later create a career for herself in the entertainment industry. ^{[4] [5]} Trey Parker , one of the creators of South Park , is interviewed in the work, and was quoted commenting on the vices of individuals in the entertainment industry, such as prostitution and drug addiction . ^[6]

Part of the book is devoted to Crossroads School , a private high school in Santa Monica, California whose students largely come from families involved in the entertainment industry, and various scandals associated with the teenagers who attend that school. ^[7]

The book also includes an analysis of the Church of Scientology and its effects on the culture in Hollywood , ^[1] and has a chapter on Tom Cruise and John Travolta 's relationship to Scientology . ^[8]

Reception [ edit ]

Hollywood Interrupted is a New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller. ^[9] The book received a positive review in Britain's Telegraph , in an article entitled: "How we fell in love with 'insanity chic'". ^[2] CNET News characterized the work as "... a humorous nonfiction account on runaway depravity in the entertainment industry." ^[10]

An article in the Irish Independent was less positive. ^[8] The article stated that though the book was witty and showed that the authors understood the material they were writing about, there was also a sense that they left out evidence in certain parts. ^[8] A review in The Wall Street Journal stated that the work was: "... a terrific book, both snappy and snappish", however the reviewer went on to note that the work went into exhaustive detail to get across the point that: "People in Hollywood are nuts." ^[11]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

Official sites

• www.hollywoodinterrupted.com
• Publisher's Site on book , at John Wiley & Sons , publishing

Media

• Interview , with Andrew Breitbart about the book, National Review , January 14, 2005.