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04023aam a2200673 i 4500 001 F2C064B401D311EEACDD33752EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230603010031 007 tb 008 221221s2023 nyua ed 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0593664000 020 $a 9780593664001 040 $d SILO 082 04 $a 813.6 $2 23/eng/20230508 100 1 $a Hanks, Tom, $e author. 245 14 $a The making of another major motion picture masterpiece / $c Tom Hanks ; comic book illustrations by R. Sikoryak. 250 $a First large print edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Alfred A. Knopf Large Print, $c [2023] 300 $a 670 pages (large print) : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm. 340 $n large print $2 rdafs. 505 0 $a Back story -- Source material -- Development hell -- Prep -- Casting -- The shoot -- Post. 520 $a "From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film ... and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie. Cue the cast: We meet the film's extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the go-fer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, this is a novel not only about the making of a movie, but also about the changes in America and American culture since World War II. Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are the three comic books that are featured in the story - all created by Hanks himself - including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel's "major motion picture masterpiece.""-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Superhero films $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Motion pictures $x Production and direction $z United States $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Actors $v Fiction. 651 0 $a United States $x Civilization $y 1945- $v Fiction. 650 7 $a Civilization. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862898. 650 7 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00869145. 650 7 $a Motion pictures $x Production and direction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01027357. 650 7 $a Superhero films. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01138887. 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155. 648 7 $a Since 1945 $2 fast. 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423787. 655 7 $a Novels. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Large print books. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 lcgft. 655 7 $a Humorous fiction. $2 lcgft. 700 1 $a Sikoryak, R., $e illustrator. 941 $a 17 945 $a lpt 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710063456.0 952 $l FGPD194 $d 20240515011944.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509013233.0 952 $l NYPE343 $d 20240217010415.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20240126010122.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20231108010514.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20230902014241.0 952 $l WUPB305 $d 20230816011306.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20230802012747.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230708011640.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629015351.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20230621011714.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230621010719.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20230621010122.0 952 $l S2PA501 $d 20230612110310.0 952 $l ZSPC475 $d 20230603090347.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230603010109.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F2C064B401D311EEACDD33752EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search