{"product_id":"the-future-was-now-madmen-mavericks-and-the-epic-sci-fi-summer-of-1982-9781250827074","title":"The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Hollywood boldly went where it hadn't gone before and Nashawaty chronicles the journeys.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003e(\"Books You Need To Read This Summer\")\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Written with a fan's enthusiasm . . . An important inflection point in Hollywood filmmaking.\"\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e(\"Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer\")\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1982, eight science fiction films were released within six weeks of one another. \u003ci\u003eE.T., Tron, Star Trek: Wrath of Khan, Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, Poltergeist, The Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMad Max: The Road Warrior c\u003c\/i\u003ehanged the careers of some of Hollywood's now biggest names--altering the art of movie-making to this day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Future Was Now\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Nashawaty recounts the riotous genesis of these films, featuring an all-star cast of Hollywood luminaries and gadflies alike: Steven Spielberg, at the height of his powers, conceives \u003ci\u003eE.T.\u003c\/i\u003e as an unlikely family tale, and quietly takes over the troubled production of \u003ci\u003ePoltergeist\u003c\/i\u003e, a horror film he had been nurturing for years. Ridley Scott, fresh off the success of \u003ci\u003eAlien\u003c\/i\u003e, tries his hand at an odd Philip K. Dick story that becomes \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003ea box office failure turned cult classic. Similar stories arise for films like \u003ci\u003eTron, Conan the Barbarian, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Thing.\u003c\/i\u003e Taken as a whole, these films show a precarious turning-point in Hollywood history, when baffled film executives finally began to understand the potential of high-concept films with a rabid fanbase, merchandising potential, and endless possible sequels. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpertly researched, energetically told, and written with an unabashed love for the cinema, \u003ci\u003eThe Future Was Now \u003c\/i\u003eis a chronicle of how the revolution sparked in a galaxy far, far away finally took root and changed Hollywood forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6705205\"\u003eChris Nashawaty\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.60w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250827074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250827078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004140\"\u003eFilm | Genres | Science Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Nashawaty\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, editor, and former \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e film critic. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCaddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story \u003c\/i\u003eand his work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eEsquire, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair.\u003c\/i\u003e He currently lives in Los Angeles with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48462412939501,"sku":"9781250827074","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_e999fe73-de87-4be6-88f6-f54f3a47469b.jpg?v=1753702005","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-future-was-now-madmen-mavericks-and-the-epic-sci-fi-summer-of-1982-9781250827074","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}