Hayes, as Stone explains in the book, was not forthcoming about certain details that change the nature of his experience. And although they did not know it at the time, that script-based on the experiences of Billy Hayes-turned out to have been based on a fabrication. He plays a role in Stone’s book because Parker directed Midnight Express, which is the script that broke Stone into the business as a young man and garnered him his Academy Award. Mississippi Burning, Evita, and were less artistically successful. And some films which took substantial liberties with true events e.g. A terrific visual stylist, Parker made some fine films, Angel Heart being a particular favorite.
As I am writing this review of Oliver Stone’s fascinating new memoir, Chasing the Light, news agencies around the world report that director Alan Parker is dead.
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