The Full Burn: On the Set, at the Bar, Behind the Wheel, and Over the Edge with Hollywood Stuntmen - Softcover

Conley, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1596910240 ISBN 13: 9781596910249

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, 2009

Synopsis

"[An] edge-of-your-seat look at the slam-bang world of stunt pros...Great supplemental reading for movie fans."―Rocky Mountain News

In The Full Burn, Kevin Conley goes inside one of the coolest and most dangerous jobs in the world. With bravura storytelling and full access to legends of the field, he gives a behind-the-scenes view of the stuntman's world: the history, the culture, and the tricks of the trade, showing how―and why―stuntmen do the crazy things they do. He even subjects himself to the stuntman's ultimate rite of passage, the book's eponymous stunt, in which he is doused in jellied gasoline and set aflame. Packed with amazing stories and fascinating insights into the movies you love, this is truly immersion journalism at its finest.

About this title

About the Author:

Kevin Conley is the author of the national bestseller Stud: Adventures in Breeding. He has written for GQ, the New Yorker, Sports Illustrated, and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Amy, and their children, Max, Sarah, Jack, and Gloria.

From Publishers Weekly:

In this brisk and entertaining look at Hollywood stuntmen, Conley (Stud: Adventures in Breeding) offers a close look at a daredevil community. Describing the physical skills, exacting preparation, and cinematic challenges, Conley, like his subjects, makes even the glass-smashing, metal-crushing car chases in the Bourne movies (starring Matt Damon) seem easy, as if avoiding certain harm were only a matter of craft and timing. From chapter to engaging chapter, Conley blends film history with his subjects' realistic assessments of athleticism, sexism, death and technological innovations of the mechanical and computerized kind. The most memorable (and humorous) exchanges come, though, from the stuntmen themselves: the seasoned pro who confesses his biggest enemies to be gravity and blonds and a stuntwoman who endures a wardrobe malfunction while filming the '70s-era TV series Wonder Woman. In fact, Conley develops such an impressive camaraderie, access and feel for the stunt world that his newfound friends prep him to set himself aflame in an attempt to do the full burn, the stunt that gives the book its title. (July)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1596910240
• ISBN 13: 9781596910249
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224