Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes - John Pierson
Spike, Mike, Slackers & Dykes - John Pierson
Spike, Mike, Slackers, & Dykes: A Guided Tour Across a Decade of American Independent Cinema is a non-fiction book about independent cinema by John Pierson. The title references Pierson's interactions with Spike Lee, Michael Moore, Richard Linklater of the film Slacker and the lesbian-oriented film Go Fish
In this book, John Pierson--who is responsible for getting films such as Michael Moore's Roger & Me and Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It produced provides an account of what goes on behind the scenes in independent filmmaking. "Mr. Pierson covers his territory with urgency and conviction."--New York Times Book Review.
Covers John Pierson's pivotal role in the launching of such films as Stranger than Paradise, Clerks, She's Gotta Have It, and Roger and Me.