One Helluva Ride by Michael Douglas | Hollywood Memoir

Hollywood’s most famous “son of” finally tells his own story.

For decades, Michael Douglas was introduced as Kirk Douglas’s son. Then he produced an Oscar winner, became a leading man, and lived a life that made headlines. One Helluva Ride is his first full, uncensored account of the career, the marriage, the family and the health battle behind the fame.

• Go behind the scenes. Douglas shares stories from big projects, including Wall Street, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct and Romancing the Stone.
• See the father-son story up close. He writes openly about growing up in Kirk Douglas’s shadow and how that shaped him.
• Trace a career that nearly stalled. He was once dismissed as “just a TV actor” before breaking through as a producer and star.
• Get the funny and the painful. Expect outrageous Hollywood stories alongside serious chapters on family, tragedy and illness.
• Hear it from Douglas himself. The audiobook is narrated by the author.

Good to know

• It’s candid. Douglas discusses his father’s anger, his own reckless years and a stage IV cancer diagnosis, so some sections are heavy.
• No film expertise needed. If you know a few of his movies, you’ll follow along. Hardcore fans get extra behind-the-scenes detail.
• Choose your format. It’s a hardcover for the shelf, or an audiobook for the author’s own voice.

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Details

• Title: One Helluva Ride
• Author: Michael Douglas
• Genre: Memoir / Nonfiction
• Publication date: October 6, 2026
• Format: DIGITAL E-BOOK
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (Hachette Book Group)
• ISBN:  9781538782248
• Language: English