The Resource Wild and crazy guys : how the comedy mavericks of the '80s changed Hollywood forever, by Nick de Semlyen
Wild and crazy guys : how the comedy mavericks of the '80s changed Hollywood forever, by Nick de Semlyen
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- Summary
- Opens in 1978, with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray taking bad-tempered swings at each other backstage at Saturday Night Live, and closes 21 years later with the two doing a skit in the same venue, poking fun at each other, their illustrious careers, triumphs and prat falls. In between, de Semlyen takes us on a trip through the tumultuous '80s, delving behind the scenes of movies such as National Lampoon's Vacation, Beverly Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and dozens more. Chronicling the off-screen, larger-than-life antics of Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, John Belushi, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, it's got drugs, sex, punch-ups, webbed toes, and Bill Murray being pushed into a swimming pool by Hunter S. Thompson while tied to a lawn chair. An insider account of the friendships, feuds, triumphs, and disasters experienced by these beloved comedians. 2019
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 computer laser optical disc (12 hrs., 27 min.)
- Note
- Title and publication information taken from CNIB/CELA website. Title or subtitle may be abbreviated on the disc
- Isbn
- 9780221049774
- Label
- Wild and crazy guys : how the comedy mavericks of the '80s changed Hollywood forever
- Title
- Wild and crazy guys
- Title remainder
- how the comedy mavericks of the '80s changed Hollywood forever
- Statement of responsibility
- by Nick de Semlyen
- Subject
-
- Aykroyd, Dan
- Belushi, John
- Candy, John
- Chase, Chevy
- Comedians -- Biography
- Comedy sketches -- United States -- History
- Martin, Steve, 1945-
- Actors -- United States -- Biography
- Murphy, Eddie, 1961-
- Murray, Bill, 1950 September 21-
- Stand-up comedy -- United States -- History
- Moranis, Rick
- American wit and humor
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Opens in 1978, with Chevy Chase and Bill Murray taking bad-tempered swings at each other backstage at Saturday Night Live, and closes 21 years later with the two doing a skit in the same venue, poking fun at each other, their illustrious careers, triumphs and prat falls. In between, de Semlyen takes us on a trip through the tumultuous '80s, delving behind the scenes of movies such as National Lampoon's Vacation, Beverly Hills Cop, The Blues Brothers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and dozens more. Chronicling the off-screen, larger-than-life antics of Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, John Belushi, John Candy, and Rick Moranis, it's got drugs, sex, punch-ups, webbed toes, and Bill Murray being pushed into a swimming pool by Hunter S. Thompson while tied to a lawn chair. An insider account of the friendships, feuds, triumphs, and disasters experienced by these beloved comedians. 2019
- Cataloging source
- JU0
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- De Semlyen, Nick
- Form of composition
- other
- PerformerNote
- Read by Curtis Armstrong
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Armstrong, Curtis
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- American wit and humor
- Comedians
- Stand-up comedy
- Comedy sketches
- Actors
- Murray, Bill
- Murphy, Eddie
- Chase, Chevy
- Martin, Steve
- Belushi, John
- Aykroyd, Dan
- Candy, John
- Moranis, Rick
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- Wild and crazy guys : how the comedy mavericks of the '80s changed Hollywood forever, by Nick de Semlyen
- Note
- Title and publication information taken from CNIB/CELA website. Title or subtitle may be abbreviated on the disc
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- cd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Computer file characteristics
- Computer data (1 file : 171 mb).
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1140975444
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Extent
- 1 computer laser optical disc (12 hrs., 27 min.)
- Governing access note
- Restricted to the print disabled
- Isbn
- 9780221049774
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Publisher number
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- 2956782
- DC100460
- Sound
- sound
- Specific material designation
- computer disc type unspecified
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1140975444
- System details
-
- Digital to DAISY
- DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps
- Label
- Wild and crazy guys : how the comedy mavericks of the '80s changed Hollywood forever, by Nick de Semlyen
- Note
- Title and publication information taken from CNIB/CELA website. Title or subtitle may be abbreviated on the disc
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- cd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Computer file characteristics
- Computer data (1 file : 171 mb).
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1140975444
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Extent
- 1 computer laser optical disc (12 hrs., 27 min.)
- Governing access note
- Restricted to the print disabled
- Isbn
- 9780221049774
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Publisher number
-
- 2956782
- DC100460
- Sound
- sound
- Specific material designation
- computer disc type unspecified
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1140975444
- System details
-
- Digital to DAISY
- DAISY 2.02 standard; MP3 compression at 32 kbps
Subject
- Aykroyd, Dan
- Belushi, John
- Candy, John
- Chase, Chevy
- Comedians -- Biography
- Comedy sketches -- United States -- History
- Martin, Steve, 1945-
- Actors -- United States -- Biography
- Murphy, Eddie, 1961-
- Murray, Bill, 1950 September 21-
- Stand-up comedy -- United States -- History
- Moranis, Rick
- American wit and humor
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