Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks) [Hardcover]

Jerry Bruckheimer (Author), Michael Bay (Author), Randall Wallace (Author)

Book Description

Series: Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks | Publication Date: May 23, 2001

Directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Ben Affleck, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Alec Baldwin, Pearl Harbor, the movie, explores the lives of two daring young pilots whose worlds are drastically altered by the events leading up to World War II. Offering a unique, behind-the-scenes glimpse of a blockbuster in the making, this illustrated volume features articles and sidebars detailing the making of the movie, including fascinating information about the special effects and music, as well as the roles of the director, producer, and editing teams.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Adult/High School-As the title portends, this extravagantly illustrated book has more to do with the recently released movie than with the historical event. Still, its plethora of full-page color photos will prove irresistible to both budding directors and historians. Following a preface by the movie's producer, director, and scriptwriter (and several obligatory pages on the cast), the book devotes the next three parts to an overview of America and Pearl Harbor before, during, and after the bombing raid. The broadly informative text is supplemented by sidebars, a time line of events of December 7, 1941, and illustrations showing how many of these events are depicted in the movie. The final section deals strictly with the creation of the film, explaining how the makers handled stunts and both aerial and underwater shooting. Quotes from the film's participants reveal how period costuming, weaponry, and various aspects of the attack-including the rollover of the battleship Oklahoma-were re-created.

Dori DeSpain, Fairfax County Public Library, VA

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion; 1St Edition edition (May 23, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786867809
• ISBN-13: 978-0786867806
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 9.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,118,094 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Sunshine was born in Brooklyn and raised in New Jersey. She lived in NYC and worked in publishing for many years, most recently as Editorial Director at Stewart, Tabori & Chang. She is the author of more than 50 books, including the NY Times bestseller, Plain Jane Works Out. She has published many books about the making of such movies as Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Angels & Demons, Monsters vs. Aliens, Memoirs of a Geisha, Ray, Vanity Fair, and Sideways. She lives in Los Angeles, a block from Paramount Studio.

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19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the price!, May 6, 2001

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"pjprice70" (Salt Lake City, Utah USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks) (Hardcover)

I just bought this book and it totally blew me away. Contrary to another review here, I find almost every page of this book to be extremely informative and jam-packed with information on the real attack and the making of the movie, with LOTS of movie photos and a lot of historical photos too. Also included are short bios of movie characters, quotes about the movie and the event from cast and crew, and storyboards and a timeline of the events of that day. I HIGHLY recommend this!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Book, "Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment"!!!, September 9, 2001

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Priscilla Stafford (Yokohama, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks) (Hardcover)

If you liked the movie, which I did, I'm sure you would like "Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment". Not only does it have plenty of color images, movie stills, sketches, storyboards, maps, blueprints, computer graphics, behind the scenes information, and more, it also tells about the actual history of what happened on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. I liked reading the actors, producers, and writers comments in the book. I especially liked reading about the Eagle Squadron. Teaches you Eagle Squadron slang in the book!

I think that even if you didn't like the movie that much, this book has plenty of information about the history of Pearl Harbor so I'm sure you would be satisfied with it. Enjoy!

17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nicely rendered movie and history tome!, May 12, 2001

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D. Litton (Wilmington, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebooks) (Hardcover)

"Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment" is the pictoral and masteruflly worded telling of the making of 2001's most anticipated blockbuster since "Hannibal," while also giving us a taste of the time period and history behind the bombing of the Hawaiian naval base. From archive photographs and eye-witness accounts, to cast and crew interviews, movie stills and behind-the-scenes photographs, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Michael Bay and screenplay writer Randall Wallace take us on an exclusive journey into the two-year collaborative efforts that went into the making of the now-most expensive movie in history. The secrets of the special effects are revealed, while including photographs that will only wet your appetite for seeing them in their full glory on the big screen. Michael Bay's introduction is what makes this movie one of his best in my eyes: it shows his devotion to the accuracy of the film in the face of possible rejection by historians. "As I got deeper and deeper into my research, I learned that historians have different views and theories about what happened. [The Pentagon] admitted that there were no real Navy or Army logs kept during this time period. Would I be able to satisfy every survivor, historian and military buff? The answer is no." The movie will, no doubt, be a success, and even if you don't find it in your favor, this book is an intriguing look at its making as well as the history behind it and the energy that went into making the movie.