- Title:
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Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever
- Written by:
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Nick de Semlyen
- Read by:
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Curtis Armstrong
- Format:
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Unabridged CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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11
- Duration:
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12 hours 26 minutes
- Published:
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July 01 2019
- Available Date:
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July 01 2019
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781529031294
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Biography; Comedy; Performing Arts
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/Macmillan audio
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The rollicking, behind-the-scenes story of the comedy misfits who ruled ’80s Hollywood and the beloved films that made them stars.
Wild and Crazy Guys is the larger-than-life story of the much-loved Hollywood comedy stars that ruled the 1980s. 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 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 already interviewed pretty much all the big names for Empire, as well as directors such as Walter Hill, John Landis and Carl Reiner and is sitting on lots of unseen material.
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.
'An enjoyable romp that vividly captures the manic ups and downs of the remarkable group of funny folk who gave us a golden age of small and big screen comedy, from SNL to Groundhog Day.'
Peter Biskind, author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
'Wild and Crazy Guys maps the era and its swaggering players beautifully.'
Mark Harris, author of Five Came Back