Product Description

Kim Masters, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Hit & Run, has written a page-turning account of Michael Eisner's ascent at The Magic Kingdom. Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path: Barry Diller, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Michael Ovitz. Masters traces Eisner's rivalry with Diller at ABC and Paramount and shows how at Disney, Eisner and Frank Wells rejuvenated the company. Masters also details the fallout between Eisner and Katzenberg (who was responsible for hits like Aladdin and The Lion King) after Wells's untimely death, and traces the move of uber-agent Michael Ovitz from CAA to an executive position at Disney, one of Hollywood's most spectacular failures.

The Keys to the Kingdom climaxes with the shocking and incredibly personal court battle between Eisner and Katzenberg, involving hundreds of millions of dollars.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1512298 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 368 pages

From Library Journal
Hit & Run coauthor Masters on Eisner's reign at Disney.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"A chilling little horror tale about just how ugly greed and ambition can be . ... Big and juicy."

Steven Bach, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"A page turner ... juicy as all get-out and persuasive to boot."