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Data de nascimento
20th Century
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A fun book with lots of incredible stories about how movie projects went wrong. Anyone interested in movies should get a kick out of this.
 
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cdaley | 1 outra resenha | Nov 2, 2023 |
Summary:
A book covering the troubled development of 12 movies from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s. Includes the Planet of the Apes, The Indiana Jones Franchise, Total Recall, and Batman. Includes interviews with writers, directors and occasionally actors. Details the process of how movies can start off as one idea, but often end up as something completely different due to competing visions, studio interference and more often than not, the egos of the stars that were contracted to star in the films.

My Thoughts:
I thought this was an interesting book for what it covers. It gave a different take on some of the movies that I grew up watching and never realized how many external forces changed what was originally pitched to what was eventually shown on the screen. What was really interesting in some cases was how much influence an actor that was cast to star in a role could influence how the script was changed. Whether it’s their ego, their brand, or the dreaded “market research” actors like Willis, Schwartzaneger, Van-Dam or Ford could land a script in development hell for years until their desires were met. There are also several bits of trivia in this book that were neat and not something that I’ve come across before. It may be a bit out of date but is still an interesting read especially considering what has happened with some of the people discussed since it was written. If your interested in what goes on behind the scenes of movies give this one a read.
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cahallmxj | 1 outra resenha | Feb 13, 2022 |
As a longtime film fan, one of the things that has always intrigued me is the uncompleted film project, the idea that for some reason stalls out and never makes it to fruition. This fascination is what made David Hughes’s book such an interesting read for me. Using a mixture of firsthand interviews and exploitation of fan and film literature he chronicles numerous projects, drafts, and proposals for science fiction movies. While many of the projects he chronicles never saw the silver screen, he also describes some of the abandoned drafts and visions for some of the most enduring franchises of the genre, such as the Star Trek and “Alien” series.

Some of his chapters will be heart-breaking for fans of the novels and franchises that underwent the process, yet reading the book offers insight into the convoluted process of film making. Reading it can often be saddening, as Hughes often succeeds in firing the imagination with description of unrealized projects that could have been breathtaking. Though true fans of these various franchises may be familiar with many of details Hughes describes, the book serves as a good overall account of Hollywood’s often awkward relationship with the genre and a nice gift for the sci-fi film fan in your life.
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MacDad | outras 6 resenhas | Mar 27, 2020 |
A few years ago I've read a SF short story about a shop where you can rent strange movies. Movies somehow familiar but like from a parallel universe. Hughes' book is about these movies. Science fiction that could have been great..... Imagine Clarke's Childhood's End directed by Stanley Kubrick or Superman Lives by Tim Burton. A bit depressing but interesting tales about the development hell where not always the quality decides....
 
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TheCrow2 | outras 6 resenhas | Aug 29, 2013 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
6
Membros
376
Popularidade
#64,175
Avaliação
½ 3.6
Resenhas
9
ISBNs
174
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5

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