Hollywood Trivia : 100 Curious Lists from Tinseltown - Softcover

Aubrey Malone

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853754994 ISBN 13: 9781853754999

Publisher: Prion, 2004

Synopsis

Did you know that James Dean's first role was in a Pepsi commercial? That Stewart Granger's real name was James Stewart? That Tom Cruise was voted the pupil "least likely to succeed" at High School? That Henry Hathaway made Dennis Hopper do a retake 85 times in "From Hell to Texas"? That Demi Moore ordered a retake of a scene in "The Scarlet Letter" because she didn't like the way her hair looked in it, at a cost of $100,000? It's all here and more in hundreds of lists of the weird and wonderful world that is Tinseltown. We have lists of stars who have been in porn flicks, stars' old jobs, stars who have been to prison, films with the most extras, most sadistic directors, mistakes in films, weirdest actor contract clauses, bizarre star deaths, and more.

About this title

About the Author:

Aubrey Malone lives in Dublin and has written the Cynic's Dictionary. The Sayings of Brendan Behan, The Guinness Book of Humorous Irish Anecdotes and Literary Trivia.

Review:

"Without doubt, this is the best trivia book on the market. A collection of over 300 lists, everything you could possibly ask about Hollywood stars is here: inauspicious screen debuts, stars' old jobs, how they were discovered, those who've had a spell inside, the worst films of all times, scathing reviews of what are now considered classics, sex scandals, mistakes in films, weird demands in contracts, the most sadistic directors, and what stars' fans have got up to - it's all here... Whilst dishing the dirt - in spades - and spotting all those little gaffes that audiences usually let the film get away with, Hollywood Trivia is essential and fascinating reading. This book cannot be recommended enough." - Film Review"

About this edition

• Publisher: Prion
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1853754994
• ISBN 13: 9781853754999
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314