If chins could kill : confessions of a B movie actor : an autobiography / by Bruce Campbell ; art direction and graphic design by Craig "Kif" Sanborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Bruce, 1958-

Contributor:

Sanborn, Craig.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campbell, Bruce, 1958-.

Campbell, Bruce.

Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography.

Motion picture actors and actresses.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : LA Weekly Books for Thomas Dunne/St. Martin's, [2001]

Summary:

From the star of the legendary "Evil Dead" movies comes the raucous, sardonic memoir of his life as a "B" movie king in an "A" movie world. Deeply earnest and fiercely funny, this book tells the story of an unlikely star who leads a double life as cult movie icon and regular Joe. 15 photos throughout.

Contents:

1. The Proving Grounds 1

2. I Beheld the Future, and the Future Was Play 19

3. The Assembly of Like-Minded Individuals 23

4. High (jinks) School 35

5. Super-Duper-8 41

6. First Look Under the Hood 45

7. "College Schmollege" 51

8. Low Man on a Greased Totem 55

9. Driving Miss Crazy 59

10. The Humble Beginning of the Humble Beginning 63

11. The Midwest Is the Thing 65

12. The "Prototype" 69

13. There's No Budget Like Low-Budget 73

14. Three Schmoes in Search of a Clue 77

15. "Do You Validate?" 81

16. The Quest for Moolah 83

17. What Else Have I Got to Do for the Next Six Weeks? 91

18. "On Your Marks, Get Set ..." 101

19. Aftermath 119

20. The Quest for Moolah

Part II 127

21. The First Picture Show 135

22. Birth of a Salesman 137

23. La-La-Land 143

24. Beware the Spores 147

25. Playing Kick the Cannes 151

26. The Downside of the Upside 153

27. Working in the Industry 155

28. The First "Hollywood" Film 161

29. Back to Basics 171

30. Go West, Young Man 177

31. Ca$hing in on the Cult 183

32. The Dark Side of Ambition 189

33. Second Time Is the Charm 201

34. A Fly on the Darkman Wall 203

35. Evil Dead Goes Hollywood 207

36. Anatomy of a Paycheck 217

37. Long Live the "Hud" 219

38. Life in the Fast Lane 223

39. Be Quick, or You're Dead 233

40. A Madness to My Method 237

41. Fanalysis 245

42. Doing the TV Shuffle 251

43. "X" Marks the Spot 257

44. Quest for the Holy Grail 259

45. The Higher the Budget, the Lower the Part 263

46. Messin' with the Myth 275

47. Suiting Up 279

48. Leather and Mace 285

49. Xena: Warrior Spin-Off 289

50. Full Circle 293

51. What You Don't See Is What You Get 297.

ISBN:

0312242646

OCLC:

45757843