Off the Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071VTMVWY |
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| Number of Pages | : | 542 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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But Khouri had one thing going for her - she was so inexperienced she didn't really know she would be attempting the nigh impossible. At four a.m. But in the late 1980s, Hollywood was dominated by men, both on the screen and behind the scenes. But before icons like Davis and Sarandon got involved, Thelma & Louise was just an idea in the head of Callie Khouri, a 30-year-old music video production manager who was fed up with working behind the scenes on sleazy sets. It turned the tables on Hollywood, instantly becoming a classic, and continues to electrify audiences as a cultural statement of defiance. Suddenly, a film in which women were, in every sense, behind the wheel. Only through sheer hard work and more than a little good luck did the script end up in the hands of the brilliant English filmmaker Ridley Scott, who saw its huge potential. With Scott onboard, a team willing to challenge the odds came together - including the stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon and a fresh-faced up-and-coming actor named Brad Pitt, as well as legends like actor Harvey Keitel, composer Hans Zimmer, and old-school studio chief Alan Ladd Jr. Drawing on 130 exclusive interviews with the key players from this remarkable cast of actors, writers, and filmmakers, Aikman tells an inspiring and i
Kathy Parsons said Two thumbs up!!!. I have to say right off the bat that "Off the Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge" is the most interesting and entertaining book I have read in quite awhile. It reads like a well-paced novel, only it's non-fiction, which makes it even more intriguing. I saw "Thelma and Louise" when it came out in theaters back in 1991 (and on DVD since then) and it blew me away for so many reasons. At at time when most of the meatier movie rol. Nathan Webster said Very well done pop culture and movie history - deep, intriguing look at an iconic movie and an era that passed us by. I really enjoyed this look at the making of "Thelma and Louise," but I also appreciated the more important look at the historical sexism in the movie industry - which was certainly not a surprise, and it's aggravating to see how far we have *not* come in the "Very well done pop culture and movie history - deep, intriguing look at an iconic movie and an era that passed us by" according to Nathan Webster. I really enjoyed this look at the making of "Thelma and Louise," but I also appreciated the more important look at the historical sexism in the movie industry - which was certainly not a surprise, and it's aggravating to see how far we have *not* come in the 27 years (!) since this movie came out.Becky Aikman has done the best job of getting interviews with all the principles - and their honesty is refreshing and their candor revealing. Stephen Toblowsky (Ned. 7 years (!) since this movie came out.Becky Aikman has done the best job of getting interviews with all the principles - and their honesty is refreshing and their candor revealing. Stephen Toblowsky (Ned. A groundbreaking film, a fantastic story of female empowerment It was a movie that wasn't initially meant to be divisive; a thirty-year-old woman working in show business found herself at a low point, and decides to take it out in a screenplay about two empowered women who escaped their own mediocrity. But the film became a lightning rod long before it was made, and stands today as a rare feminist action/comedy/drama (take your pick) film that maybe has yet to be equaled in terms of relevance.At its best, Becky Aikman's