Beginning with his fractured childhood and a complex relationship with his superstar father, Michael Douglas gives the full and uncensored account of a remarkable life. Dismissed as just the handsome son of a legendary movie star, at age 31 he shook up Hollywood when he won his first Oscar for producing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Told he would never be more than a “TV actor,” he became an international movie star, with a list of films that have grossed billions of dollars and a second Oscar for his performance in Wall Street. Yet as Douglas’s fame grew, so did his personal struggles. He recounts the unfiltered story of his turbulent first mar­riage; affairs with Hollywood actresses; his own struggle with alcohol, drugs and rehab; the fight to save his son from addiction; and his battle with stage IV cancer. This is the deeply honest and vulnerable Michael Douglas you didn’t know --- until now.