'What will you do?' 'Oh, hell, I'll write a novel about writing the screenplay
and making the movie.' 'What are you going to call it?' 'Hollywood.' Henry
Chinaski has a penchant for booze, women and horse-racing. On his precarious
journey from poet to screenwriter he encounters a host of well-known stars and
lays bare the absurdity and egotism of the film industry. Poetic, sharp and
dangerous, Hollywood - Bukowski's fictionalisation of his experiences making the
film Barfly - explores the many dark shadows to be found in the neon-soaked
glare of Hollywood's limelight.