Cut to the Chase: 45 Years of Editing America’s Favorite Movies

This groundbreaking book takes the reader behind the closed doors of the editing room where Sam O’Steen—along with some of the world’s top directors—controlled the fate of many legendary films.

Editors don’t usually sit on movie sets, but Sam was always there through the entire shoot and his editing tales are spiced with juicy anecdotes about exotic locations, colorful producers, directors and stars such as Jack Nicholson, Paul Newman and Liz Taylor.

As told to Bobbie O’Steen (Sam’s wife and assistant editor), who works in New York as a successful writer and editor.