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| Title | : | If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor |
| Author | : | Bruce Campbell |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 344 pages |
| Published | : | August 24th 2002 by L.A. Weekly Books (first published June 23rd 2001) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Biography. Humor. Autobiography. Memoir |
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Paperback | Pages: 344 pages Rating: 4 | 14473 Users | 819 Reviews
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Okay, so at least you're interested enough to pick up this book and look inside. I think you and I are going to get along just fine.Life is full of choices. Right now, yours is whether or not to buy the autobiography of a mid-grade, kind of hammy actor.
Am I supposed to know this guy? you think to yourself.
No, and that's exactly the point. Bookstores are chock full of household name actors and their high stakes shenanigans. I don't want to be a spoilsport, but we've all been down that road before.
Case in point: look to your left - see that Judy Garland book? You don't need that, you know plenty about her already - great voice, crappy life. Now look to your right at the Charlton Heston book. You don't need to cough up hard-earned dough for that either. You know his story too - great voice, crappy toupee.
The truth is that though you might not have a clue who I am, there are countless working stiffs like me out there, grinding away every day at the wheel of fortune.
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor is my first book, and I invite you to ride with me through the choppy waters of blue collar Hollywood.
Okay, so buy the damned book already and read like the wind!
Best,
Bruce Campbell
P.S. If the book sucks, at least there are gobs of pictures, and they're not crammed in the middle like all those other actor books.
Details Books Conducive To If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
| Original Title: | If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor |
| ISBN: | 0312291450 (ISBN13: 9780312291457) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Bruce Campbell |
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Ratings: 4 From 14473 Users | 819 ReviewsComment On Out Of Books If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
Great book! Bruce Campbell's storytelling of how he made it in the behind the scenes of Hollywood was funny and entertaining. Even if you don't know who Bruce Campbell is (which I know you've seen him in something) read this book.This was okay-ish. Campbell isn't a great writer, but he does seem like a genuinely great guy who is very thankful for his success. The book, however, just sort of seems to skim the surface of his life. I guess I was just hoping for something a bit more interesting, rather than a quick rehash of how he got to where he was. Shame on me, I guess, for wanting more gossip-y stuff, but that would have been more compelling.
Love it. Listened this one on audio and it was very cool to hear Bruce read his book (with the occasional update). I am a big fan of Bruces movies and it was cool to hear him talk about some behind the scenes stuff and how him and some of his friends, like Sam Raimi, got started.
3.5-4 stars. A fun read overall for Evil Dead & B movie fans.
If you are not clear right now on who Bruce Campbell (the actor) is, then you don't need to read this. Bruce Campbell has a bit of a cult following from a number of things he's done (Evil Dead / Army of Darkness, Brisco County Jr., Xena, and possibly even Burn Notice even if that happened after the time covered in this memoir), and if you were a fan of his you'd know. That said, possibly you are just generically interested in how someone with no direct connection to Hollywood becomes a B-level
I adore Bruce Campbell and this book only helped deepen that adoration. He's a witty, fun read, with insights to the industry that only someone on the inside of Hollywood hoopla can provide. It illustrates his journey from childhood to B-movie star with moments that are touching, hilarious, quirky, and just plain fun to read.
November 14, the race began. Right from the get go, filming was a comedy of errors, or terrors, if you will. Within minutes of leaving for the first location, an abandoned bridge, the production van got lost and we spent a half-hour trying to locate it. No sooner had we found it than Sam drove his Classic into a ditch and we had to get a towtruck to haul it out. The next location was an isolated dirt road. Sam felt that a high, wide shot would be best. We werent versed in the etiquette of
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