 At the age of 17, he moved to Los Angeles, where he worked several mid-to-low level jobs while trying to enter the film industry.He also hitchhiked to Alaska during his period (inspired by the writer Jack London), and recounted his adventures in Alaska Journal, and his later memoir, "Going Hollywood".Josh Becker worked as a production assistant and sound recordist on "The Evil Dead" (1981), which he later referred to as the most grueling film shoot he'd ever been on.