In the Can

In the Can The Greatest Career Missteps, Sophomore Slumps, What-Were-They-Thinking Decisions and Fire-Your-Agent Moves in the History of the Movies

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Publisher's Synopsis

You Lose Some, You Lose Some authors Lou Harry and Eric Furman continue their preoccupation with failure with In the Can — a look at fifty major movie stars and their biggest critical and box office duds. Some stars' lowest moments may be obvious, while others take a bit more digging. Sections include:
• Bury It (or, Go Directly to Video/DVD): Including Jerry Lewis's legendary (and never released) The Day the Clown Cried and Jim Varney and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Slam Dunk Ernest.
• Out of the Vaults: Forgotten movies that get dragged into the spotlight when a star hits it big, like Kevin Costner's Sizzle Beach U.S.A. and Sylvester Stallone's Party at Kitty and Stud's.
• Oscar Jinx: You'd think an Oscar would lead one to better projects. Sometimes you'd be wrong. Think Jane Darwell after The Grapes of Wrath or Marisa Tomei after My Cousin Vinny.

Book information

ISBN: 9781578602384
Publisher: Clerisy Press
Imprint: Emmis Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 791.43028092273
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 175
Weight: 363g
Height: 229mm
Width: 161mm
Spine width: 12mm