A groundbreaking portrait of one of Hollywoods most successful stars, from critically acclaimed and bestselling biographer Marc Eliot Through determination, inventiveness, and charisma, Michael Douglas emerged from the long shadow cast by his movie-legend father, Kirk Douglas, to become his own man and one of the film industrys most formidable players. Overcoming the curse of failure that haunts the sons and daughters of Hollywood celebrities, Michael became a sensation when he successfully brought One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, starring his friend Jack Nicholson, to the screen after numerous setbacks, including his fathers own failed attempts to make it happen. This 1975 box-office phenomenon won Michael his first Oscar the film won five total, including Best Picture, an award Kirk hadnt won at the time, and solidified the turbulent, competitive father-son relationship that would shape Michaels career and personal life.
