Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures [Hardcover]

Mark Thomas McGee (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0786401370 | ISBN-13: 978-0786401376 | Publication Date: December 1995 | Edition: Subsequent

In 1984 Mr. McGee wrote ("very well"-Choice) the acclaimed Fast and Furious, a history of American International Pictures. But, as McGee wrote us in his out of the blue offer to do a bigger and better, "Because of my unnatural interest, I've never stopped." The result of his ceaseless efforts can be found in this updated and expanded look at AIP. From the time Sam Arkoff and Jim Nicholson founded the company, they dominated the low-budget film market with such teen-oriented movies as Beach Party, The Wild Angels and I Was a Teenage Werewolf. Their movies were frowned on by critics not because they were terrible (which they mostly were) but because they were so shameless in their intent-to make money. This new work includes the most comprehensive AIP filmography ever assembled, as well as many new photographs not included in the earlier work.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"McGee digs up data on films rarely reviewed.... All academic and general collections" -- Choice

"a smart history of the rise and fall of a business, now bigger and juicier, [the edition] is even better, and quite indispensable" -- Filmfax

"exceptional, with one of the most complete filmographies ever undertaken on AIP" -- Little Shoppe of Horrors

"very useful" -- SFRA Review

Product Details

• Hardcover: 350 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub; Subsequent edition (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786401370
• ISBN-13: 978-0786401376
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,625,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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