The making of another major motion picture masterpiece [large print] / Tom Hanks ; comic book illustrations by R. Sikoryak.
"From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: his debut novel. The story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic book that inspired it. PART ONE of this story takes place in 1947. A troubled soldier, returning from the war, meets his talented five-year-old nephew, leaves an indelible impression, and then disappears for 23 years. Cut to 1970: The nephew, now drawing underground comic books in Oakland, California, reconnects with his uncle and, remembering the comic book he saw when he was five, draws a new version with his uncle as a World War II fighting hero. Cut to the present day: A commercially successful director discovers the 1970 comic book and decides to turn it into a contemporary superhero movie. Cue the cast: We meet the film's extremely difficult male star, his wonderful leading lady, the eccentric writer/director, the producer, the go-fer production assistant, and everyone else on both sides of the camera. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, this is a novel not only about the making of a movie, but also about the changes in America and American culture since World War II. Bonus material: Interspersed throughout are the three comic books that are featured in the story - all created by Hanks himself - including the comic book that becomes the official tie-in to this novel's "major motion picture masterpiece.""-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593664001
- ISBN: 0593664000
- ISBN: 9798888803837
- Physical Description: 670 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: large print, 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Back story -- Source material -- Development hell -- Prep -- Casting -- The shoot -- Post.
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- 23 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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- 1 current hold with 25 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Troutman Branch Library | L.P. HANKS (Text) | 33114018620393 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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