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The Last Action Heroes - The Triumphs, Flops And Feuds Of Hollywood's Kings Of Carnage (Paperback) Loot Price: R427
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The Last Action Heroes - The Triumphs, Flops And Feuds Of Hollywood's Kings Of Carnage (Paperback)

Nick de Semlyen

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The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and 90s Hollywood and the beloved films – from Die Hard to The Terminator – that made them stars.

This wildly entertaining account of the golden age of the action movie charts Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s carnage-packed journey from enmity to friendship against the backdrop of Reagan’s America and the Cold War. Revealing fascinating untold stories of the colourful characters who ascended in their wake – high-kickers Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan, glowering tough guys Dolph Lundgren and Steven Seagal, and quipping troublemakers Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bruce Willis – it tells the story of how the era of the invincible action hero who used muscle, martial arts or the perfect weapon to save the day began to fade. And how, when Jurassic Park trounced Schwarzenegger’s Last Action Hero in 1993, the glory days of these macho men – and the vision of masculinity they celebrated – were officially over.

Drawing on candid interviews with the action stars themselves, plus their collaborators, friends and foes, The Last Action Heroes is a no-holds-barred account of a period in Hollywood history when there were no limits to the heights of fame these men achieved, or to the mayhem they wrought, on-screen and off.

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Imprint: Picador
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2023
Authors: Nick de Semlyen
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 978-1-5290-5850-5
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
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LSN: 1-5290-5850-3
Barcode: 9781529058505

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