In the just-published Sonny Boy, the Hollywood legend documents his eventful life with glee and candour. Here are some of the more unexpected revelations
hen Penguin bought the rights to Al Pacino’s memoir in 2022 for $5m, it raised questions about the true value of Hollywood celebrity autobiography at a time when most stars happily spill sanctioned life highlights for free on social media.
The audiobook version is also doing considerable business, thanks to its author’s “Hoo-ah!” gusto and many wheezy chuckles. Such is Pacino’s pacing, the audio format also offers considerable bang for the buck: 300-odd pages take him 12-and-a-half hours . “I didn’t understand how money worked,” writes Pacino. He was paid $35,000 for The Godfather; once shooting finished, he was still in debt and lived off his then-girlfriend, Jill Clayburgh. He earned more fromPart II and Dog Day Afternoon but spent the following decade “spending and not earning; I was putting out but I wasn’t bringing in”.
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