I wanted to share this wonderful true story about one of Hollywood’s bad boys gone good. Joe Eszterhas, who wrote the notorious screenplays for Basic Instinct, Showgirls and other films, was at one time one of the world’s highest paid scribes. Temperamental and profane, he and his wife wanted to get away from the cynicism and sordid atmosphere of L.A. by returning to the Cleveland, Ohio area to raise their children. Within weeks, Joe learned he had throat cancer with a bad prognosis. That’s when he–well, this article tells the surprising story of what happened next. After reading it, you’ll probably wonder what kinds of stories, Mr. Eszterhas might be telling next.
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