John McTiernan - The Rise and Fall of an Action Movie Icon (Paperback)

John McTiernan is one of the most influential American action filmmakers of his generation. Educated at the American Film Institute, influenced by European cinematic style, McTiernan hit the stratosphere as a director with a trio of groundbreaking action films: Predator, Die Hard, and The Hunt for Red October. The rest of his career became a mixture of successes and epic, infamous failures, including Last Action Hero, one of the most colossal misfires in the history of Hollywood. As the 21st century arrived, McTiernan's career and personal life would come unraveled, as he would be indicted and briefly imprisoned for his involvement in a wiretapping scandal that shook Tinseltown. Through extensive research including news reports, biographies, commentaries, interviews, and behind-the-scenes details, the story of John McTiernan and his tumultuous life and career is mapped out from the beginning, through his successes, his failures, his incredibly extensive legal battles, all the way to his multiple attempts at a comeback.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2018
Authors:	Larry Taylor
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	222
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-7316-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Individual film directors, film-makers Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre Promotions
LSN:	1-4766-7316-0
Barcode:	9781476673165

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