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Author:

Band, Charles, author.

Title:

Confessions of a puppetmaster : a Hollywood memoir of ghouls, guts, and gonzo filmmaking / Charles Band with Adam Felber.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

William Morrowan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

vi, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Subject:

Band, Charles.
Motion picture producers and directors--Biography.
Autobiographies.

Other Authors:

Felber, Adam, author.

Contents:

Introduction: Contagion -- The Italian Job -- Featurette: Head of the Family and THAT TONGUE -- Coming to America -- The Hollywood Kid -- In 3-D -- Featurette: Coming Right Atcha -- In the Toilet -- The Italian Job 2: Roman Boogaloo -- Featurette: PX I Love You -- La Dolce Vida -- The Fall of the Roman Empire -- Featurette: The Bachelor Party -- Full Moon Rising -- Featurette: Master of Puppets -- Unreal Estate -- Featurette: The One with Jay Leno -- Vlad the Finagler -- Featurette: Stretching Time: Dave Allen and Stop-Motion Animation -- Band on the Run -- Featurette: The Joy of Fake Sex -- Buried Treasures.

Summary:

"Renowned producer, director, and B-movie showman Charles Band takes readers on a wild romp through Hollywood's decidedly un-Oscarworthy underbelly, where mayhem and zombies reign supreme, and cheap thrills and entertainment are king." -- From publisher's description.

ISBN:

9780063087347
0063087340

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1237695126

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)