oliver stone book chasing the light review

He says that his sense of truth was offended. Oliver, whose films are frequently criticized for straying from the truth, claims that if he knew the full story, he would not have taken the job - the job that won him his first Academy Award and dramatically advanced his career. We were also concerned that the Turkish government would ask for my extradition, so it was clear to us I needed to protect myself.

My lawyer informed me I would be opening myself up to arrest in the U.S. This was all at the height of the War on Drugs. He claims he was stunned to learn that I’d made three hash smuggling trips to Turkey prior to being arrested on my fourth trip, since I’d made no mention of the first three in my best-selling 1976 book or in the following three years while the film was being made. Oliver claims he’d heard no objections from me about his script, as if anyone even asked me after I’d signed away the rights. As he embarks on his book tour and spreads his thoughts, I feel compelled to set the record straight. Oliver Stone, acknowledged master of revisionist history, has made several self-serving comments about me and the film version of “Midnight Express” in his new book. Billy Hayes, author of the autobiographical book “ Midnight Express,” on which the film directed by Alan Parker and written by Oliver Stone was based, disagreed with several of the assertions made in Stone’s new book, “Chasing the Light.”

Oliver stone book chasing the light review