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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Band, Charles, author.

Felber, Adam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture producers and directors--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.

B films.

United States.

B films--United States--History and criticism.

Motion picture industry--United States--History.

Motion picture industry.

History.

Band, Charles.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

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

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Confessions of a puppet master

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Italian Job

Featurette: Head of the Family and THATTONGUE

2. Coming to America

3. The Hollywood Kid

4. In 3-D

Featurette: Coming Right Atcha

5. In the Toilet

6. The Italian Job 2: Roman Boogaloo

Featurette: PX I Love You

7. La Dolce Vida

8. The Fall of the Roman Empire

Featurette: The Bachelor Party

9. Full Moon Rising

Featurette: Master of Puppets

10. Unreal Estate

Featureffe: The One with JayLeno

11. Vlad the Finagler

Featurette: Stretching Time: Dave Allen and Stop-Motion Animation

12. Band on the Run

Featurette: The Joy of Fake Sex

13. Buried Treasures.

ISBN:

9780063087347

0063087340

OCLC:

1237695126

Publisher Number:

99989247738