A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits--Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller`s Day Off, Mission: Impossib, Hirsch Paul

A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away provides a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last fifty years as seen through the eyes of Paul Hirsch, the Oscar-winning film editor who worked on such classics as George Lucass Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, Brian De Palmas Carrie and Mission: Impossible, Herbert Rosss Footloose and Steel Magnolias, John Hughess Ferris Buellers Day Off and Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Joel Schumachers Falling Down, and Taylor Hackfords Ray.

Hirsch breaks down his career movie by movie, offering a riveting look at the decisions that went into creating some of cinemas most iconic scenes. He also provides behind-the-scenes insight into casting, directing, and scoring and intimate portraits of directors, producers, composers, and stars.