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Book Description
Film buffs Lou Harry and Eric Furman sat through hundreds of hours of cinematic duds to find the biggest bombs from Hollywood's biggest stars. They reveal all in In the Can.
Lou and Eric are not talking about the Armageddons- stinkers that still made big money. Nor are their targets the Shawshank Redemptions-movies reviewers loved but audiences ignored. Instead, the authors focus on cinematic flops reviled by critics and moviegoers alike:
· John Travolta's Battlefield Earth-a movie so bad it almost demands that a drinking game be built around it.
· Angelina Jolie's Beyond Borders-which inspired a more hostile reaction from critics than any other movie in this book.
· Bruce Willis' Hudson Hawk-a heist adventure in which the leading man's smirk got more critical attention than the leading lady.
· Madonna's … well, for Madonna there are a lot of choices.
· And many, many more.
IN THE CAN also examines TV stars who just didn't manage the jump to the big screen-otherwise known as The David Caruso Effect. They reminisce about embarrassing last hurrahs, including that of Orson Welles, who went from being the genius behind Citizen Kane to doing voiceovers for Transformers: The Movie. They cluck over unworthy Oscar follow-ups-for example, Mira Sorvino's rapid descent from garnering praise for Mighty Aphrodite to chasing giant cockroaches in Mimic. And they shine the light on a parade of great directors who have an awful lot of explaining to do.
About the Author
Lou Harry's books, including You Lose Some, You Lose Some (Emmis Books, 2004) and the Voodoo Kit series have collectively sold more than a million copies. His novel, The High-Impact Infidelity Diet, has been optioned by Warner Bros., and his novelization of the 1968 cult movie Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is due out in October.
Eric Furman, co-author of You Lose Some, You Lose Some, is also co-author of The Little Black Book of Shots and Shooters.
In the Can : The Greatest Career Missteps, Sophomore Slumps, What-Were-They-Thinking Decisions and Fire-Your Agent Moves in the History of the Movies,Lou Harry,Eric Furman,Emmis Books,1578602386,Acting & Auditioning,Cinema/Film: Book,Credits,Entertainment & Performing Arts - Actors & Actresses,Film & Video - Reference,General,Individual Movie Actors And Actresses,Motion picture actors and actresses,Performing Arts,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture - General,Television (Performing Arts),United States,Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism
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