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Hollywood boldly went where it hadn't gone before and Nashawaty chronicles the journeys. Los Angeles Times (Books You Need To Read This Summer)

Written with a fan's enthusiasm . . . An important inflection point in Hollywood filmmaking. New York Times (Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer)

In the summer of 1982, eight science fiction films were released within six weeks of one another. E.T., Tron, Star Trek: Wrath of Khan, Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, Poltergeist, The Thing, and Mad Max: The Road Warrior changed the careers of some of Hollywood''s now biggest namesaltering the art of movie-making to this day.

In The Future Was Now, Chris Nashawaty recounts the riotous genesis of these films, featuring an all-star cast of Hollywood luminaries and gadflies alike: Steven Spielberg, at the height of his powers, conceives E.T. as an unlikely family tale, and quietly takes over the troubled production of

The Future Was Now

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      Publisher Flatiron Books
      Published 7/30/2024
      ISBN-13 9781250827050
      978-1250827050
      ISBN-10 1250827051
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      Films, cinema

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Hollywood boldly went where it hadn't gone before and Nashawaty chronicles the journeys. Los Angeles Times (Books You Need To Read This Summer)

      Written with a fan's enthusiasm . . . An important inflection point in Hollywood filmmaking. New York Times (Nonfiction Books to Read This Summer)

      In the summer of 1982, eight science fiction films were released within six weeks of one another. E.T., Tron, Star Trek: Wrath of Khan, Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, Poltergeist, The Thing, and Mad Max: The Road Warrior changed the careers of some of Hollywood''s now biggest namesaltering the art of movie-making to this day.

      In The Future Was Now, Chris Nashawaty recounts the riotous genesis of these films, featuring an all-star cast of Hollywood luminaries and gadflies alike: Steven Spielberg, at the height of his powers, conceives E.T. as an unlikely family tale, and quietly takes over the troubled production of

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