You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (943 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307716600 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. Writer-director John Hughes's ability to capture adolescent angst is highlighted. (Feb. As Gora sees it, The films changed the way many young people looked at everything from class distinction to friendship, from love and sex to fashion and music. 9)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The 1980s youth films maintain their popularity on TV and DVDs, and Gora gives them near-encyclopedic, comprehensive coverage. To recall the era, she interviewed two dozen actors,
You can quote lines from Sixteen Candles (“Last night at the dancemy little brother paid a buck to see your underwear”), your iPod playlist includes more than one song by the Psychedelic Furs and Simple Minds, you watch The Breakfast Club every time it comes on cable, and you still wish that Andie had ended up with Duckie in Pretty in Pink. The landscape that the Brat Packmemorialized—where outcasts and prom queens fall in love, preppies and burn-outs become buds, and frosted lip gloss, skinny ties, and exuberant optimism made us feel invincible—is rich with cultural themes and significance, and has influenced an entire generation who still believe that life always turns out the way it is supposed to.You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried takes us back to that era, interviewing key players, such as Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, and John Cusack, and mines all the material from the movies to the music to the way the films were made to show how they helped shape our visions for romance, friendship, society, and success.From the Hardcover edition.. You’re a bonafide Brat Pack devotee—and you’re not alone.The
"Comprehensive and well-written" according to David Burr. First, I am puzzled by the reviews that say that this book is "about the 'Brat Pack'." Although that was a theme that understandably came around three or four times through the book because it can't be ignored (and actually put in the title for book-selling juice), this was actually about the planet called John Hughes and everything that was in its orbit during his career. This is a worthwhile topic because the guy was a prolific, quirky, enigmatic genius who influenced a lot of people for the better part of Comprehensive and well-written First, I am puzzled by the reviews that say that this book is "about the 'Brat Pack'." Although that was a theme that understandably came around three or four times through the book because it can't be ignored (and actually put in the title for book-selling juice), this was actually about the planet called John Hughes and everything that was in its orbit during his career. This is a worthwhile topic because the guy was a prolific, quirky, enigmatic genius who influenced a lot of people for the better part of 30 years.Because everything revolves around the John Hughes era (and his life), it has a beginning and an end. The average writer . 0 years.Because everything revolves around the John Hughes era (and his life), it has a beginning and an end. The average writer . Fun, comprehensive, interesting, but best for true Hughes fans Jessica I was in high school in the 1980s, and of course saw all of the John Hughes "Brat Pack" films. Recently, I've been re-watching some of them, and I got curious about how they were made, their legacy, and what happened to some of the stars. This book is a very fun, fast read, with loads of details about the making of each film. I wouldn't recommend it for hard core film buffs who want to know all the nitty gritty of film making, but there was enough information about film making to interest a regular movie-goer like me. For example, Hughes directed sitting or standing near his actors, rather than watching the film unfold on a monitor seve. "Since there are no more John Hughes films" according to junket. Since there are no more John Hughes films this is another way to enjoy some of his great films. This is written for folks that already love the movies the book discusses, but a lot of this material is included among the extras in the "Flashback" issues of these films. Still, this is an entertaining way to enjoy the material and there's some bits of history here that are not in the video "extras." This is definitely not an academic work but it's a fun read for those who love these movies.