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John McTiernan : the rise and fall of an action movie icon / Larry Taylor.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.3.M39782 T39 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Larry, 1981- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McTiernan, John.
- Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 214 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
- Summary:
- "John McTiernan is one of the most influential action filmmakers of his generation. He made his name with a trio of groundbreaking action films. He was indicted and briefly imprisoned for involvement in a wiretapping scandal. The author covers McTiernan's life and career, from his early triumphs through his extensive legal battles and multiple attempts at a comeback"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The European influence
- Nomads
- Predator
- The Van Damme experiment
- A survival story
- Predator, and "taking the piss out" of '80s machismo
- John McTiernan, man of action
- Nothing lasts forever
- An ode to joy, not terror
- Nakatomi nuance
- The new action template
- The Clancy phenomenon
- There will never be another Red October
- Finding the medicine man
- Extremely violent
- Last action hero: ahead of its time or timeless disaster?
- "Simon says"
- No McTiernan, no real McClane
- Trouble at home
- The Norse debacle
- In defense of the 13th warrior
- Silver lining
- The Catherine Banning affair
- Rollerball
- Dodging a bullet
- Basic
- The Pellicano problem
- The political prosecutions of Karl Rove
- Keep moving
- Inmate #43029-112
- The legal mountain
- Burning bridges
- The comeback kid?
- Nothing lasts forever.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476673165
- 1476673160
- OCLC:
- 1005193740
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