Escapes

Escapesblazesawildpaththroughmid-20th-centuryHollywoodviatheexperiencesofHamptonFancher–flamencodancer,actor,andtheunlikelyproducerandscreenwriterofthelandmarksci-ficlassicBladeRunner.Aconsummateraconteur,Fancherrecountsepisodesfromhisremarkablelife—romanticmisadventureswithsilver-screenstars,waywardactsofchivalry,jealousy,andfriendship—matchedwithaparallelworldoffilmandTVfootagewhereinFancherplayscowboys,killers,fops,cads,andtheoccasionalhero.Equalpartsdenseandfleet,Escapesshowshowoneman’spersonaljourneycanunexpectedlyshapeamedium’sfuture.