In the maw of the Hollywood machine, it can be a quick and precipitous fall from being yesterday?s darling to today?s ignored and unemployable pariah.
Mardik Martin had it all: beautiful women, a…
Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood
Running time: 85 mins
In the maw of the Hollywood machine, it can be a quick and precipitous fall from being yesterday?s darling to today?s ignored and unemployable pariah.Mardik Martin had it all: beautiful women, a big house in the Hollywood Hills, a good friend and colleague in Martin Scorsese and a résumé which included screenwriting credits for Mean Streets, Raging Bull and New York, New York. But for the wunderkind who immigrated to New York City from Iraq, success, and the fame and money it brought, not to mention a self-destructive drug habit, sent his career into a seemingly bottomless downward spiral...