Wesley Strick's first novel, Out There is the Dark, is set in 40's Hollywood and reads like intelligent film noir.  Jerry Stahl says of the book that it's "an old school Hollywood blockbuster...A terrific, grab-you-by-the-throat movieland epic".  I couldn't express my experience of reading the book better than that, so thanks Jerry.

Wesley has also been a screenwriter for the past 20 years, working on films like Scorsese's Cape Fear, Doom, Wolf, Arachnophobia and True Believer. 

Wesley, his wife and I hung out at Dalva in San Francisco.  His wife was very quiet when the microphone was on.  :)

Enjoy the interview.

Segments stripped from the two hour Drinks with Tony radio show:

Segment 1
The evolution of the characters in his book

Segment 2
Jewish prejudice in the 40's compared to now

Segment 3
Writing Cape Fear for Scorsese, Juliette Lewis finger
sucking scene, Love is the Drug

Segment 4
Special web only interview segment - 20 minutes
of extra footage from the Wesley Strick interview. 
Segments 1-3 is the milk.  Segment 4 is the meat.
Enjoy.



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