Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind the Camera (Paperback)

by Clive Young (Author), Chris Gore (Foreword)

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"Terrific.... The cool, revealing tales...make Clive Young's book, Homemade Hollywood, an absolute pleasure to read. If you're interested in fan movies, or the subterranean world of Hollywood, it's a must-read." --Annalee Newitz, io9.Com

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"He knocked this book out of the park...I had a hard time putting Homemade Hollywood down." --ComicBookBin.com

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Continuum; illustrated edition edition (September 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0826429238
• ISBN-13: 978-0826429230
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #766,337 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and fascinating!, December 16, 2008

By	Raymond Benson (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews

Clive Young has researched the heck out of this topic and written an entertaining, fact-filled book to boot. From Hugh Hefner's attempts at a homemade monster movie in the early 1940s to the explosion of fan films on YouTube, HOMEMADE HOLLYWOOD covers it all. A must for the geek in all of us.

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5.0 out of 5 stars passion of the , December 16, 2008

By	Christian Macht "theforceamongus.com" (chicago) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is as passionate as the subject that its about - "fan films" and the people who make them. Clive knows his topic and has a love for it...and it shows! This book is rich with history, interviews, the past -present - and future of film making. A lot of film makers have went through a lot to make these fan films and its about time someone has told that story! Clive does just that - and the best thing you can do is support the community and buy a book of you own - its an entertaining and interesting read and it would also make a great gift!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating Tales!, December 15, 2008

By	Michael L. White "impossiblefunky" (Westland, MI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Former Mos Eisley Multiplex maven Clive Young has taken his love of fan films to a whole new level with his book Homemade Hollywood: Fans Behind the Camera. This diligently researched tome goes far beyond a fish in a barrel essay about the latest handful of dull fan films at [...] and dives deep into the history of independent productions based on established works from an unsanctioned Little Rascals/Our Gang shorts (which may have been part of a grift, and perfect fodder for a heartwarming film) to Ernie Fosselius's Hardware Wars to Kevin Rubio's Troops to today's freshest crop of films which may or may not get a thumbs up from the rights holders.

The tales of these films are captivating and Young relates them via perfectly structured chapters. I thought I knew the stories behind some of the more recent films discussed in Homemade Hollywood but Young provides a wealth of new information that put everything in proper context. Great stuff.