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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

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
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Contributor
Author
Narrator
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Genre
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
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De Semlyen, Nick
Form of composition
other
PerformerNote
Read by Curtis Armstrong
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Armstrong, Curtis
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  • 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
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Publication
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
Label
Wild and crazy guys : how the comedy mavericks of the '80s changed Hollywood forever, by Nick de Semlyen
Publication
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

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