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Norman Mailer: Works and Days A digital bio-bibliography

Critics' Influence on Campus Part of New Producer Mailer's Insights

Stuart Byron's interview on the lessons Mailer learned making films and the difference between films and novels.

An article-interview by Stuart Byron. Mailer talks about the lessons he has learned in making films and the difference between film criticism and book criticism: “I really thought ‘Wild 90’ would be handled” generously, “because it was my first film. But film critics have the attitude that you’ve got to know what you’re doing.”

First published: 1968-10-09
Form: article-interview
Lennon & Lennon: 68.23a
Cite as: /works/1968-10-09-critics-influence
Last updated: 2026-05-30