He spent his earliest years in post-World War Two refugee camps.
It is the story of an Hungarian street kid who survives a life filled with obstacles and pain - a chronicle of a love affair that is sensual, glorious, and unending - an excruciatingly detailed look at a man facin..
But there are many more layers to this extraordinary work.
But Time asked- "
If Shakespeare were alive today, would his name be Joe Eszterhas?" and he was the first screenwriter picked as one of the industry\'s 100 Most Powerful People.
He has been referred to as "the most reviled man in America".
More than one person has called him "the devil".
Joe Eszterhas is a complex and paradoxical figure- part outlaw and outsider combined with equal parts romantic and moralist.
The rebellion never ended, even as his films went on to gross more than a billion dollars at the box office and he became the most famous - or infamous - screenwriter in Hollywood.
He also wrote the legendary disasters Showgirls and Jade.
He became the screenwriter of the world-wide hits Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge and Flashdance.
He came to America and grew up in Cleveland - stealing cars, rolling drinks, battling priests, nearly going to jail.
He spent his earliest years in post-World War Two refugee camps
