"In a comedy, you should go out on a joke or go out on something that propels you to the next scene" – Peter Tolan

An accomplished writer, producer and director, Peter Tolan is probably best known as co-creator of TV shows The Job and Rescue Me, and co-writer of Analyze This, and its sequel, Analyze That. He started his career on the writing staff of television sitcoms and then became a writer and producer on HBO's The Larry Sanders Show. From there, Tolan made his foray into movies with the screenplays for My Fellow Americans, Bedazzled, and America's Sweethearts. In this candid interview, hear all about his tales of procrastination, writing movies in 5 days and why he says he would have a great career if it weren't for... himself.

DVD Chapters
1. Intro
2. The Red-Headed Stepchild of Entertainment
3. I Have An Ego
4. The Edsel of Awards
5. She Was a Sweet, Dear Bigot
6. Laughing for the Wrong Reason
7. It's Bitten Me in the Ass in the Past
8. The Einstein of Pitches
9. It's Almost Like a Roadmap
10. The Brits Try To Do It All the Time
11. If You Measure Your Cock, Somebody's Gonna Die
12. Inspired by Jealousy
13. The Secret Life of Walter Smutty
14. The Lesser Person in the Equation
15. I Have Only Hackneyed Advice

THE DIALOGUE: In these in-depth discussions some of today's most successful screenwriters share their work habits, methods and inspirations, secrets of the trade, and eye-opening stories from life in the trenches of the film business. It's powerful knowledge-straight from the source.

DVD-Video -83 min - Digital Dolby 2.0