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Wild and Crazy Guys - How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever (Paperback) Loot Price: R239
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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

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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

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