The Great Science Fiction Pictures II [Hardcover]

James Robert Parish (Author), Michael R. Pitts (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This belated sequel is even more important than the same author's first volume ( LJ 9/15/77), which predated Star Wars/ET/Close Encounters and the films they inspired. This book also fills in that volume's omissions. Information on some 400 films (and updated TV and radio listings) yields credits, detailed cast lists, synopses, quotes from contemporary reviews and genre encyclopedias, brief critical evaluations, and entertaining film buff-y tidbits. There are a few nitpicky errors, and the quality of the entries unavoidably varies somewhat, but generally the level of scholarship is high, as it usually is for all the products emanating from the veteran Parish/Pitts reference book "factory," in part because they are, and utilize other, crackerjack researchers. Highly recommended.
- Da vid Bartholomew, NYPL
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 499 pages
• Publisher: Scarecrow Pr; 2nd edition (February 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810822474
• ISBN-13: 978-0810822474
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,066,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I have the privilege of doing work (i.e., writing books) that I thoroughly enjoy, so it is no real chore to be active on my book projects seven days a week. Doing research is much like being a detective, bringing as many elements of the subject's life to light and assessing how each piece fits into the puzzle of a celebrity's biography.