{"product_id":"wild-and-crazy-guys-how-the-comedy-mavericks-of-the-80s-changed-hollywood-forever-9781984826664","title":"Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe behind-the-scenes story of the iconic funnymen who ruled '80s Hollywood--Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Eddie Murphy--and the beloved films that made them stars, including \u003ci\u003eAnimal House, Caddyshack, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGhostbusters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An enjoyable romp that vividly captures the manic ups and downs of the remarkable group of funny folk who gave us a golden age of small and big screen comedy, from \u003ci\u003eSNL \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eGroundhog Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003ePeter Biskind, author of\u003ci\u003e Easy Riders, Raging Bulls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild and Crazy Guys\u003c\/i\u003e opens in 1978 with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray taking bad-tempered swings at each other backstage at \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live, \u003c\/i\u003e and closes 21 years later with the two doing a skit in the same venue, poking fun at each other, their illustrious careers, triumphs and prat falls. In between, Nick de Semlyen takes us on a trip through the tumultuous '80s, delving behind the scenes of movies such as \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon's Vacation, Beverly Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, \u003c\/i\u003e and dozens more. Chronicling the off-screen, larger-than-life antics of Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, John Belushi, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, it's got drugs, sex, punch-ups, webbed toes, and Bill Murray being pushed into a swimming pool by Hunter S. Thompson while tied to a lawn chair. What's not to like? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on candid interviews from many of the stars themselves, as well as those in their immediate orbit, including directors John Landis, Carl Reiner, and Amy Heckerling, \u003ci\u003eWild and Crazy Guys\u003c\/i\u003e is a fantastic insider account of the friendships, feuds, triumphs, and disasters experienced by these beloved comedians. Hilarious and revealing, it is both a hidden history of the most fertile period ever for screen comedy and a celebration of some of the most popular films of all time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWild and Crazy Guys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Eminently readable . . . Children of the 1980s, take note: this is a fond, engrossing look back at the making of movies that became cultural touchstones.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Nick de Semlyen smartly charts the pinballing career paths of the stars of this new comic wave. . . . His punchy, nonstop narrative . . . tells a  story] where art and commerce smash hard against each other, sometimes causing destruction, but sometimes making sparks fly.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Broadway Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984826664\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Nick de Semlyen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36674499018908,"sku":"9781984826664","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c504b713-eb37-4e31-87c6-755272879020.jpg?v=1603932133","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wild-and-crazy-guys-how-the-comedy-mavericks-of-the-80s-changed-hollywood-forever-9781984826664","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}