Written and presented by Barry Norman
Last in a ten-part series which tells the story of Hollywood from the coming of sound to the present day. Hollywood Now
As Hollywood moved into the 1980s, there were signs that all was not well in the movie capital. Rising costs, rampant 'juvenilisation', and changes in studio ownership were causing a crisis of confidence in the film-making community. Could this be the end of the Hollywood Dream? In the last programme of the series,
Barry Norman looks at the state of Hollywood's health today, and with the help of Steven Spielberg
Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood he asks, can Hollywood survive?
Videotape editor JAMES TIMOTHY Film editor DENISE PERRIN
Series producer JUDY LINDSAY Producer ROBIN LOUGH
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