{"product_id":"hal-ashby-and-the-making-of-harold-and-maude-9781476663210","title":"Hal Ashby and the Making of Harold and Maude","description":"\u003cp\u003e The original script was sold to a major Hollywood studio virtually overnight; the screenwriter was working as a pool boy and driver for the producer; the director was considered an \"acid freak\" by the studio heads; the star was a 74-year-old actress who didn't know how to drive a car. The film flopped upon release but later became one of the great cult successes of all time. This is the fascinating, never before told story of the making of \u003ci\u003eHarold and Maude\u003c\/i\u003e, shot guerrilla-style in the San Francisco Bay Area by a crew of \"New Hollywood\" filmmakers in the winter of 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9893196\"\u003eJames A. Davidson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476663210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476663211\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-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e has written a number of articles for \u003ci\u003eImages Film Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTaste of Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e and is co-owner of Second Sight Video \u0026amp; Multimedia. He lives in Reno, Nevada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44433114988781,"sku":"9781476663210","price":49.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7b1f54a6-f89f-4e4a-a6c4-eb9faf5f2668.jpg?v=1700056885","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/hal-ashby-and-the-making-of-harold-and-maude-9781476663210","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}