Very Naughty Boys: The Amazing True Story of HandMade Films

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Very Naughty Boys: The Amazing True Story of HandMade Films
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Sellers
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 131
Category/GenreFilms and cinema
ISBN/Barcode 9781781167083
ClassificationsDewey:791.430941
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Titan Books Ltd
Imprint Titan Books Ltd
Publication Date 20 September 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The incredible, hilarious insider's story of Britain's favourite film company! The films HandMade filmed and produced include: Life of Brian, The Long Good Friday, Time Bandits, Mona Lisa and Withnail and I. It all started when Beatle George Harrison stepped in to fund Life of Brian when Monty Python's original backers pulled out. His company, HandMade films, went on to make some of the best British films of the 80's (Withnail and I, Time Bandits and Mona Lisa among them), but then things started to go wrong... This is the incredible and often hilarious insiders' story of what happened...

Author Biography

Robert Sellers is the author of several books, including Hellraisers and a biography of Harrison Ford.

Reviews

"Anecdote packed... hugely entertaining" (Total Film) "A fascinating story, superbly told. This is film history at its most informative and entertaining" (Film Review) "Funny, revealing and impossible to put down" (Daily Mail) "Essential reading" (Empire)"