0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers

Buy Now

Wild and Crazy Guys - How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever (Paperback) Loot Price: R234
Discovery Miles 2 340
Wild and Crazy Guys - How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever (Paperback): Nick de Semlyen

Wild and Crazy Guys - How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever (Paperback)

Nick de Semlyen

 (1 rating, sign in to rate)
Loot Price R234 Discovery Miles 2 340

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

Wild and Crazy Guys is the larger-than-life story of the much-loved Hollywood comedy stars that ruled the 1980s. This paperback edition features never seen-before bonus material.

As well as delving behind the scenes of classic movies such as Ghostbusters, Beverly Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers, Trading Places and dozens more, it chronicles the off-screen, larger-than-life antics of John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, John Candy et al. It’s got drugs, sex, punch-ups, webbed toes and Bill Murray being pushed into a swimming pool by Hunter S Thompson, while tied to a lawn chair.

It’s akin to Peter Biskind’s Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, following the key players through their highs and lows, and their often turbulent relationships with each other. Nick de Semlyen has interviewed many of the key directors such as Walter Hill, John Landis and Carl Reiner, as well as the comedians themselves. Taking you on a trip through the tumultuous ’80s, Wild And Crazy Guys explores the friendships, feuds, triumphs and disasters experienced by these iconic funnymen. Based on candid interviews from the stars themselves, as well as those who entered their orbit, it reveals the hidden history behind the most fertile period ever for screen comedy.

General

Imprint: Picador
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: June 2020
Authors: Nick de Semlyen
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 978-1-5290-1581-2
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers
Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN: 1-5290-1581-2
Barcode: 9781529015812

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Heart Of A Strong Woman - From Daveyton…
Xoliswa Nduneni-Ngema, Fred Khumalo Paperback R350 R301 Discovery Miles 3 010
Every Day Is An Opening Night - Our…
Des & Dawn Lindberg Paperback  (1)
R430 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360
My Unapologetic Diaries
Joan Collins Paperback R459 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770
Hykie Berg: My Storie van Hoop
Hykie Berg, Marissa Coetzee Paperback R250 R215 Discovery Miles 2 150
The Mother Of Black Hollywood - A Memoir
Jenifer Lewis Paperback R405 R314 Discovery Miles 3 140
We're Going To Need More Wine
Gabrielle Union Paperback  (3)
R471 R319 Discovery Miles 3 190
Washington, Dc, Jazz
Regennia N Williams, Sandra Butler-truesdale Paperback R609 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090
Raising Trump - Family Values from…
Ivana Trump Paperback R456 R386 Discovery Miles 3 860
Memories of La La Land - A Life in the…
Wolfgang Glattes Hardcover R1,151 R976 Discovery Miles 9 760
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
Lana Del Rey Hardcover R670 R507 Discovery Miles 5 070
Trejo - My Life of Crime, Redemption…
Danny Trejo, Donal Logue Paperback R443 R371 Discovery Miles 3 710
Born Standing Up - A Comic's Life
Steve Martin Paperback  (2)
R213 Discovery Miles 2 130

See more

Partners