Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Hit and Run
Nancy Griffin · 1996
75/100
👍 Worth It
This is sharp, deeply reported Hollywood business journalism about the executive chaos that hit Sony's studio in the early '90s, and critics still call it the standard other studio-blunder books get measured against. Just know it's an adult exposé steeped in industry excess and scandal, not a wholesome business read — save it for grown-up shelves.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: Mature Hollywood-scandal/exposé content — adult readers only, not a family-appropriate business title. We still scored it 75; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety65
Substance / usefulness82
Craft & writing80
Originality78
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit60
Human-eye read78
Penny’s verdict75
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