Discover the real story behind the scenes of the 80s super-hit TV show Moonlighting, as cast and crew talk for the first time in this oral history that has “all the delightful bounce and energy of Moonlighting,” according to executive producer Jay Daniel.
"Scott Ryan Has compiled an amazing history of the show. I was there and honestly, I couldn''t this down! Recommended!" - Curtis Armstrong (Herbert Voila)
In the spring of 1987, over sixty million viewers tuned in to watch Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) and David Addison (Bruce Willis) “get together” in one of the most famously controversial scenes in television history on Moonlighting, ABC’s groundbreaking series about an epically mismatched pair of private detectives . Two years later, the show was canceled due to low ratings. What happened? In Moonlighting: An Oral History, author Scott Ryan (The Last Days of Letterman) interviews over twenty members of the cast and creative team to get to the bottom of this perplexing mystery, uncovering hilarious, provocative, poignant, and sometimes flat-out crazy never-before-told stories about what went on behind the scenes during production of this unforgettable series. Cybill Shepherd, Allyce Beasley, Curtis Armstrong, creator Glenn Gordon Caron, producer Jay Daniel, writers, directors, editors, and more—they’re all here, piecing together the incredible story of late scripts, backstage fights, pregnancies, and broken bones, all told for the first time. Enjoy the cases, the chases, and all the conversations in Moonlighting: An Oral History.
The real story of this pioneering television series and the extraordinary behind-the-scenes challenges, battles, and rewards has never been told — until now. Author Scott Ryan (The Last Days of Letterman, thirtysomething at thirty: an oral history, The Last Decade of Cinema Massillon Against the World) interviews over twenty people, including the actors, writers, directors, and producers who made Moonlightingsuch a dynamic, unforgettable show, delving deep into their thoughts and feelings as they relive this magical moment in pop culture history in this full color oral history.
Industry Reviews
"I was totally hooked by the first chapters. I was all in." Glenn Gordon Caron, Creator
"Scott Ryan's writing has a delightful bounce and captures the energy of Moonlighting. It really feels like an episode of the series to me." Jay Daniel Executive Producer of Moonlighting
"A book about the making of Moonlighting that interviews every major player? Inject it straight into my heart with the needle from Pulp Fiction." Matt Zoller Seitz, NY Magazine TV critic
"Overall, it's a great book for fans of Moonlighting and for people that like to know what happens behind the scenes." Tanya, Book Review Crew
"Find Out The Real Story Of Moonlighting, The Popular TV Series That Launched Bruce Willis To Stardom" Digital Journal
