BOOKS - Making Priscilla
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Making Priscilla
Author: Al Clark
Year: March 10, 2016
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1020 KB
Language: English
Year: March 10, 2016
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1020 KB
Language: English
Wigs, dresses, bust sizes, penises, drugs, nightclubs, and bloody Abba!Al Clark, producer of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, describes in hilarious detail the follies of the movie business, how this outrageous and enduring film came to be made, how it could so easily have gone wrong, and how it became the international phenomenon it remains over two decades later.One of the most successful Australian films of all time, it is now also a stage musical which has been performed in a dozen countries - and on one cruise ship. and "Humour and panache ... the flavour of William Goldman's classic Adventures in the Screen Trade and " - Australian Book Review and "Witty and absorbing and " - Film Review and "Funny and revealing and " - Time Out and "Deft and intelligent ... riveting and " - The Observer and "Clark is a natural writer who knows and loves movies and has helped make one of the finest Australian films of recent times. Stories like this need to be told, and Clark is savvy enough to make sure it is spiced and " - Cinema Papers and "It's the way Clark lets his mind wander that gives the book an enthralling depth under the colourfully honest descriptions ... a laugh a minute and " - EncoreA witty memoir about the film industry for fans of Charles Strouse and Born Standing Up by Steve Martin.
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