Snyder - Save the cat! goes to the movies: the screenwriters guide to every story ever told

Blake Snyder has done the single hardest thing there is to do in Hollywood: Produced a sequel to his terrific Save the Cat! that is surprising, entertaining, informative, and smart. His genius isnt in telling how to write movies #x2014; i.e., laying down clichd dictates of what has to happen on what page but rather, its the way he teaches you how to think about writing movies.

Bruce Feirstein, Writer, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies,
The World Is Not Enough; Contributing Editor and Writer,
Vanity Fair Magazine

Even if youve read and analyzed 50 screenplays, you still wouldnt learn half as much as you could from reading this book. Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies proves that not only is Blake a great screenwriter, hes also a great screenwriting teacher.

Stephanie Palmer, Author, Good in a Room,
www.goodinaroom.com

Blake has created an extremely valuable guide to engaging and entertaining your audience, both in the big idea and moment-by-moment. This amazing book is a window into how successful writers and developers think.

Luke Ryan, Vice President, MTV Films; Executive
Producer, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle

Blake Snyder unlocks the secret of successful screenwriting by deconstructing the framework of cinematic storytelling and redrawing genre lines along new borders. His revealing analysis shows how seemingly unconnected films are actually related and unveils deeper links between movies that occupy the same traditional genres, offering the reader fresh insight into what makes films tick. Surprising, enlightening, and fun.

Kristofer Upjohn, B-Scared.com

Blake has done it again! Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies puts his easy-to-digest theories to the test and proves them time after time. With great insight and wit, Blake has identified the key components of good storytelling and presented them in a clear, indisputable form that is at once universal and immediately applicable no matter where you are in the writing process. Blake is a lightswitch in the dank, cluttered basement of story. What an eye-opener.

Dean DeBlois, Co-Writer/Director, Lilo & Stitch

Blakes book breaks everything down in a way that pinpoints precise reasons Im stuck and allows me to fight my way through it. I cant tell you how many times Save the Cat! has saved my ass!

Jeremy Garelick, Writer/Producer, The Break-Up

You cant think outside the box until you understand what it is and nobody understands the box that movies come in the way Blake does. A fantastic book!

Jeff Arch, Writer, Sleepless in Seattle (Oscar-nominated),
Saving Milly (Humanitas Prize Nominee)

Blake Snyder proves once again that his practical, strategic approach to writing is the foundation for great movies. His wildly informative and entertaining follow-up to Save the Cat! is an invaluable guide to foolproof storytelling.

Craig Perry, Producer, the American Pie and Final Destination films

With so much over-emphasis on special effects in todays films, thank heavens for Blake Snyder and Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies. Snyder reminds budding screenwriters its the story that counts and he does so with plenty of wit and the inclusion of extensive personal knowledge as a screenwriter himself. Bravo!

Betty Jo Tucker, Editor and Lead Film Critic,
ReelTalkReviews.com; Author, Confessions of a Movie Addict, Susan
Sarandon: A True Maverick

Blake Snyder does it again! His enthusiasm for film and screenwriting shines through every page of this amazing book. Fantastic!

Matthew Terry, Columnist, www.hollywoodlitsales.com

Blake Snyder has managed to reinvent the wheel and improve the way it rolls. His Save The Cat books pack a two-fisted punch to help you understand what makes a story work and how to make your story work better. Save your script read this book!

Catherine Clinch, Publisher, www.MomsMediaWorld.com

Funny and genuinely useful, this is a perfect follow-up to a groundbreaking book for screenwriters. Youll never look at films the same way again.

Jenna Glatzer, Author, Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer,
The Street-Smart Writer

The perfect companion to Save the Cat! Blake Snyder again delivers a fun and informative guide that doesnt disappoint. If you think that people in Hollywood dont watch other movies to solve problems in their own scripts, youre already behind the game. This book easily breaks down what makes all of your favorite movies work to their core and will help you apply those principles to your own scripts.

Luis Guerrero & Chris Lemos, Producers, Vital Pictures

In which producer Sheila Hanahan Taylor (American Pie, Final Destination) confirms the success stories of the Save the Cat! method and tells how this may be the best Cat! yet.

Why a sequel? Genre and Structure Plus some Final Words that define terms used throughout the Cat! series.

The definition of one of the most popular story types ever, plus breakdowns on Alien, Fatal Attraction, Scream, The Ring, and Saw.

How Jason and the Argonauts begat The Bad News Bears (1976); Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Saving Private Ryan; Oceans Eleven; and Maria Full of Grace.

Magical analyses of movies using magic: Freaky Friday (1976), Cocoon, The Nutty Professor, What Women Want, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

The dude is an innocent and in big trouble in Three Days of the Condor, Die Hard, Sleeping with the Enemy, Deep Impact, and Open Water.

Growth through pain in stories where transition is the obstacle: 10, Kramer vs. Kramer, Ordinary People, 28 Days, and Napoleon Dynamite.

The broad range of love stories include The Black Stallion, Lethal Weapon, When Harry Met Sally , Titanic, and Brokeback Mountain.

The detective seeks the dark side and discovers us as seen in All the Presidents Men, Blade Runner, Fargo, Mystic River, and Brick.

This fish out of water tale stars an underdog we overlook in Being There, Tootsie, Forrest Gump, Legally Blonde, and The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

Who matters most, the individual or the group? Its Man vs. the herd in M*A*S*H, Do the Right Thing, Office Space, Training Day, and Crash.

Extraordinary man faces the ordinary world and its Lilliputians in Raging Bull, The Lion King, The Matrix, Gladiator, and Spider-Man 2.

So what about Ghost? How to best use this book to create any story youre working on and make it resonate!