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The making of another major motion picture masterpiece, a novel, Tom Hanks ; comic book illustrations by R. Sikoryak

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The making of another major motion picture masterpiece, a novel, Tom Hanks ; comic book illustrations by R. Sikoryak

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The making of another major motion picture masterpiece

Responsibility statement

Tom Hanks ; comic book illustrations by R. Sikoryak

Sub title

a novel

Summary

This is the story of the making of a colossal, starstudded, multimilliondollar 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 yea0 rold 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 gofer 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

Table Of Contents

Back story -- Source material -- Development hell -- Prep -- Casting -- The shoot -- Post

Target audience

adult

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