The rules: http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/Pag...
The book: http://www.elmoreleonard.com/index.php?/weblog/more/elmore_l...
The man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_Leonard
He's written a lot of books-to-movies that you've probably seen, or that your dad has.