{"product_id":"kentucky-wild-the-films-of-william-girdler-paperback","title":"Kentucky Wild: The Films of William Girdler - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Girdler s career was short, lasting just six years but even by the standards of those who toil away in the exploitation arena, he was extremely prolific, making nine features between 1972 and 1978, when he was killed in a helicopter crash in the jungle outside Manila, aged only thirty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe specialized in making the kind of films which attract the rabid cult fan, from the occult horror of his low-budget debut \u003cem\u003eAsylum of Satan\u003c\/em\u003e to the more accomplished - but even more bizarre - \u003cem\u003eThe Manitou\u003c\/em\u003e in a journey that took him from Louisville, Kentucky to the Philippines via Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book about Girdler s films and includes contributions from a number of his collaborators, as well as extracts from treatments for some of his unmade projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Satan to Pam Grier and from a killer bear to a resurrected medicine man, this is the Wild World of William Girdler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Cooper is the author of five books including \u003cem\u003eFrightmares: A History of British Horror\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Manson Family on Film and Television\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42696957788256,"sku":"9798887714158","price":38.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/c5466962eb560b54c84eb8b819151c73.webp?v=1775830412","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/kentucky-wild-the-films-of-william-girdler-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}