In the Can: The Greatest Career Missteps, Sophomore Slumps, What-Were-They-Thinking Decisions and Fire-Your Agent Moves in the History of the Movies - Softcover

Harry, Lou; Furman, Eric

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9781578602384: In the Can: The Greatest Career Missteps, Sophomore Slumps, What-Were-They-Thinking Decisions and Fire-Your Agent Moves in the History of the Movies

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ISBN 10: 1578602386 ISBN 13: 9781578602384

Publisher: Clerisy Press, Emmis Books, 2005

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You Lose Some, You Lose Some authors Lou Harry and Eric Furman continue their preoccupation with failure with In the Can a look at fifty major movie stars and their biggest critical and box office duds. Some stars’ lowest moments may be obvious, while others take a bit more digging. Sections include:
Bury It (or, Go Directly to Video/DVD): Including Jerry Lewis’s legendary (and never released) The Day the Clown Cried and Jim Varney and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Slam Dunk Ernest.
Out of the Vaults: Forgotten movies that get dragged into the spotlight when a star hits it big, like Kevin Costner’s Sizzle Beach U.S.A. and Sylvester Stallone’s Party at Kitty and Stud’s.
Oscar Jinx: You’d think an Oscar would lead one to better projects. Sometimes you’d be wrong. Think Jane Darwell after The Grapes of Wrath or Marisa Tomei after My Cousin Vinny.

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About the Author:

Lou Harry's books, including You Lose Some, You Lose Some (Emmis Books, 2004) and the Voodoo Kit series have collectively sold more than a million copies. His novel, The High-Impact Infidelity Diet, has been optioned by Warner Bros., and his novelization of the 1968 cult movie Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is due out in October.

Eric Furman, co-author of You Lose Some, You Lose Some, is also co-author of The Little Black Book of Shots and Shooters.

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