Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams - Couverture souple

Englund, Robert

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ISBN 10 : 1439150494 ISBN 13 : 9781439150498

Editeur : Gallery Books, 2013

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Robert Englund, legendary star of A Nightmare on Elm Street, peels back the Freddy Krueger mask and reveals the stuff of every horror buff’s dreams.

ONE...TWO...FREDDY'S COMING FOR YOU...

You've seen him in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series—and in your darkest dreams. The sadistic killer with the flame-charred face. The knife-blade claws. The razor-sharp wit. Freddy...But you've never seen him like this. Unflinching. Uncensored. Unmasked.

Meet Robert Englund, the award-winning actor best known for his role as Freddy Krueger—the legendary horror icon featured on the American Film Institute's "100 Greatest Heroes and Villains" roster—a character as unforgettable and enduring as Bela Lugosi's Dracula and Boris Karloff's Frankenstein. Now, for the first time, the man behind the latex mask tells his story in this captivating new memoir, published to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first A Nightmare on Elm Street film.

You see, Robert Englund is no monster at all, but a deeply funny, charming Hollywood veteran. Packed with Robert's hilarious stories, playful self-deprecation, and a generous helping of never-before-revealed A Nightmare on Elm Street trivia, Hollywood Monster offers an unparalleled look at the beloved film icon. With insider savvy and gallows humor, Robert recounts his audition for Wes Craven, the inspiration for Freddy's character, the grueling makeup sessions, his soon-to-be-famous costars, the often disastrous on-set blunders, and the wave of popularity that propelled this humble California surfer kid all the way to the top.

Of course, fame and fortune as Freddy came years after the young actor shared a trailer with screen legend Henry Fonda, was punched in the face by Richard Gere, took down Burt Reynolds, and muscled his way between Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sally Field, and Jeff Bridges.

But soon after his high-profile stint in the groundbreaking TV miniseries V, Robert Englund took on the most celebrated role of his career—the macabre and wisecracking killer who quickly became a household name. From the moment Freddy Krueger dragged his claws across a rusty pipe in the opening dream sequence, a legend had been unleashed—and a star was born. This is his story.

"Welcome to prime time, bitch." —Frederick Charles Krueger, bastard son of a hundred maniacs

Présentation de l'éditeur

Made burned and disfigured by make-up, clad in a dirty red and green sweater, wielding a razor-fingered glove and topped off with a fedora, when Robert Englund first appeared as the ghoulish Freddy Krueger in 1984's box office smash, A Nightmare On Elm Street, he knew he'd created something special. Little did he suspect - with seven sequels and a TV series yet to come - that Freddy would become the horror icon of the 80s, and Robert Englund the cult star of one of the most successful franchises in film history. After all, things could have been so very different. A classically trained thespian, schooled at the American branch of RADA, Robert's first love was really the stage. However a dispirited return to California instead brought surprise success as a screen actor, with Robert cast alongside such Hollywood legends as Henry Fonda, Burt Reynolds, Sally Field and Barbra Streisand - not to mention receiving a knuckle sandwich from Kris Kristofferson. Despite stints in horror films such as Tobe Hooper's Eaten Alive and the Roger Corman flick Galaxy of Terror - where he encountered a young James Cameron - Robert never set out to become a cult actor. But then came his first major break - as Willie, the lovably innocent alien in the hit science fiction series V - and paychecks and fandom followed. A year later Freddy Krueger tore his way into our nightmares and Robert's future, stalking the dark places of celluloid unsconscious, was sealed. Now, in Hollywood Monster, he peels away the mask to look back on his unusual and amazing career, and reveals how a working stiff actor brought to life one of cinema's most enduring villains. Robert Englund gained international cult stardom as the razor-fingered horror villain Freddy Krueger in Wes Craven's 1984 classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street - a role he reprised in seven sequels. Englund has also directed and starred in many films and TV shows, including the beloved science fiction series V. www.robertenglund.com Alan Goldsher is the author of seven books and has co-written with numerous celebrities and public figures.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Gallery Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1439150494
• ISBN 13: 9781439150498
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312