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Naked Theatre and Uncensored Horrors : A Memoir by Stuart Gordon (2023, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFab. Press
ISBN-101913051234
ISBN-139781913051235
eBay Product ID (ePID)18062379062
Product Key Features
Book TitleNaked Theatre and Uncensored Horrors : a Memoir
Number of Pages360 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFilm / General, Theater / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2023
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorStuart Gordon
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight23.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews'Stuart Gordon not only made terrific movies, he also achieved a rare status - his work inspired many young filmmakers, resulting in a legacy much larger than his own body of work.' - Peter Jackson, "Stuart Gordon not only made terrific movies, he also achieved a rare status - his work inspired many young filmmakers, resulting in a legacy much larger than his own body of work." -- Peter Jackson
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal791.4302/33092
SynopsisIn this engaging candid memoir, horror legend Stuart Gordon gives a vivid account of his remarkable journey, from a student manning the barricades during the civil unrest of the 1960s, via an infamous stint as an experimental theater maverick, to ultimately becoming an iconic figure in cult cinema. While he'd started his professional career as a theater director, Gordon's first love was cinema, and in 1985 he shocked the world with his wickedly witty debut feature Re-Animator. The film established an unofficial Gordon repertory company, including the actors Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, producer Brian Yuzna, and writer Dennis Paoli. It also established Gordon as the pre-eminent cinematic interpreter of legendary horror author H.P. Lovecraft, a writer many had previously regarded as largely unfilmable. Gordon went on to undertake a succession of horror, science fiction, and thriller productions, that saw him working across the globe, from Italy (Castle Freak), Hungary (Daughter of Darkness) and Australia (Fortress), to Ireland (Space Truckers) and Spain (Dagon). In these pages, Gordon recalls a wealth of anecdotes, revealing what it was like to direct acclaimed actors such as Anthony Perkins, Dennis Hopper, Oliver Reed, Edward J. Olmos, Lance Henriksen and William H. Macy. Gordon also spills the beans on working with Roy Disney and Jeffrey Katzenberg on the family comedy Honey, I Shrunk the Kids at Disney Studios., In this candid memoir, horror legend Stuart Gordon gives a vivid account of his remarkable life, from a student manning the barricades during the civil unrest of the 1960s, via an infamous extended stint as an experimental theater maverick that included his arrest on obscenity charges for a satirical 1968 reimagining of Peter Pan, to ultimately becoming an iconic figure in cult cinema. Along with actors Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton, producer Brian Yuzna, and screenwriter Dennis Paoli, Gordon shocked the world with his wickedly witty 1985 debut feature Re-Animator. The smash hit film immediately established Gordon as the pre-eminent cinematic interpreter of legendary horror author H.P. Lovecraft. He went on to undertake a succession of horror, science fiction, and thriller productions that saw him working across the globe, from Italy (Castle Freak), Hungary (Daughter of Darkness) and Australia (Fortress), to Ireland (Space Truckers) and Spain (Dagon). Gordon recalls a wealth of anecdotes, revealing what it was like to direct actors such as Anthony Perkins, Dennis Hopper, Oliver Reed, Lance Henriksen and William H. Macy. Stuart Gordon's memoir is an authentically funny, disarmingly honest glimpse into the life of a director pushing the limits of what the mainstream would accept. It's the story of a bona fide original, an uncompromising artist with the common touch, and of a loving family man who delighted in disturbing us all with his restless, brilliant imagination. Gordon's filmography ranges from the iconic Lovecraftian horror From Beyond (1986), to science fiction action flicks including Robot Jox (1990), gruelling period pieces such as The Pit and the Pendulum (1998), the brutal drama King of the Ants (2003), and his David Mamet adaptation Edmond (2005). Gordon has left behind a unique, subversive cinematic legacy. Naked Theater & Uncensored Horror is Stuart Gordon's final completed work, presented by FAB Press unexpurgated, and fully endorsed and approved by the Gordon family trust.
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