{"product_id":"the-films-of-george-roy-hill-rev-ed-paperback","title":"The Films of George Roy Hill, Rev. Ed. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Horton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As late as 1976, George Roy Hill was the first and only director to have two all-time, top-ten, box-office hits: \u003ci\u003eButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sting\u003c\/i\u003e (both starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman). A filmmaker with backgrounds in music, drama and television, he was a popular storyteller. His films reflect an ironic, bittersweet vision of life. The stories entertain, but the subtext is often disturbing. Hill felt that all of his major characters \"create an environment, a fantasy, an illusion, and then go on to make it happen.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Individual chapters study in detail the art, craft and style of each of his films, including \u003ci\u003ePeriod of Adjustment, Toys in the Attic, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThoroughly Modern Millie, Slaughterhouse Five, A Little Romance, The World According to Garp, The Little Drummer Girl\u003c\/i\u003e and Hill's last, \u003ci\u003eFunny Farm.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating and entertaining book Andrew Horton provides the first comprehensive portrait of Hill's entire career, from early theater and television work to The Little Drummer Girl. He depicts the director as an ironic vision of the American experience; a successor to Mark Twain And Herman Melville; a contemporary of Kurt Vonnegut And John Irving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Horton\u003c\/b\u003e is the Jeanne H Smith Professor of Film and Video Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Also an award winning screenwriter and author of numerous books on film, screenwriting and culture, he lives in Norman, Oklahoma.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 317\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131605389447,"sku":"9780786446841","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6c33031d326512b26941faf252085705.webp?v=1732620224","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-films-of-george-roy-hill-rev-ed-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}