Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Movie-Tie In: An Unauthorized Autobiography

Written by Chuck Barris

Narrated by Chuck Barris

AN OUTRAGEOUS AUTOBIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED TO COINCIDE WITH THE MIRAMAX FILM STARRING DREW BARRYMORE, GEORGE CLOONY, AND SAM ROCKWELL, DIRECTED BY GEORGE CLOONY
Suspense, excess, danger and exuberant fun come together in Chuck Barris' unlikely autobiography -- the tale of a wildly flamboyant 1970s television producer, better known as the infamous host of The Gong Show. What most people don't know is that Barris allegedly spent close to two decades as a decorated covert assassin for the CIA.
Barris, who achieved tremendous success as the creator and producer of hit TV game shows such as The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game, claims to have joined the CIA as an agent in the early 1960s, infiltrated the Civil Rights movement, met with militant Muslims in Harlem, and traveled abroad in order to kill enemies of the United States.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is now a movie directed by and starring George Clooney, with Sam Rockwell as the author, but the original story is wild and gripping, spiced with intrigue, sex, bad behavior and plenty of great one-liners. It is destined to become a classic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Dec 1, 2002
• ISBN: 9780743545266

Chuck Barris

Chuck Barris is a former television show creator and producer, whose credits include The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, The Gong Show, and Treasure Hunt. He is the author of several books, including Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (adapted into a major motion picture) and the New York Times bestselling novel You and Me, Babe. Chuck and his wife, Mary, live in Manhattan.

Reviews for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Movie-Tie In

[iubookgirl · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is an excellent read. Though posited as an autobiography, it is as gripping and entertaining as any spy thriller.

[sturlington_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Subtitled ?An Unauthorized Autobiography,? this book wants you to believe it?s not a novel in disguise or the author?s delusional fantasies, or both. But how can anyone in their right mind believe that the creator of The Gong Show and The Dating Game was actually a double agent for the CIA who assassinated KGB spies while agonizing over what critics wrote about his schlocky TV shows in the newspapers. The only thing Barris doesn?t confess is what drugs he was taking all during the 70s.

[duranfan · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Not bad, but not great. Same opinion of the movie, too. I wish he had included more of his time as a TV show producer, maybe with more behind-the-scenes stories.I realize this should be read as a novel, not necessarily a biography. The 'novel' portions of the book are ok, but pretty much just standard spy-fantasy.