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Off the Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge by Becky Aikman
barrybj's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
5.0
just reading about the ending shot of thelma and louise was enough to make me cry. fuck. what a movie.
jbrendanshaw's review against another edition
5.0
Great oral history/behind the scenes look at the making of Thelma and Louise from Callie Khouri's initial writing of the script through casting, finding a director, and filming and release. Aikman interviewed over a 100 people involved in the film and in Hollywood of the 1970s-1990s and the book benefits from their viewpoints. The fun of a gossipy look behind the scenes but with the well researched mark of history. Definitely a fun and engaging read.
omnibozo22's review against another edition
3.0
This wasn't as interesting as the Casablanca book, but it was OK. As I've mentioned before, the making of multimillion dollar film is organizationally, similar to making a new model car. Lots of money. Lots of ego. Lots of people. Lots of backstabbing. Lots of sex (well, someone has to try out the back seat). Etc. The film production world works hard to make their gritty production process sexy and "important." The film did break some ground in story structure, while Ridley Scott's visual sense and actor direction did push enhance the film's charisma. While finishing the last couple of chapters, I noted that it was playing on tv, but I only watched for a while, having seen it several times already.
smellthepage's review against another edition
5.0
Much like the script for Thelma and Louise I read this in a day and it was perfect
angelasbookclub's review against another edition
5.0
I'm a BIG fan of Thelma & Louise, but even bigger fan of film history. I hate when nonfiction books don't flow and are inundated with boring, droll, unnecessary facts. Aikman's writing flowed so well that you kept wanting to read more. Not only does this book take you step by step behind the whole development, production, and reception of the T&L, but it also dives deep into the struggle that women in Hollywood deal with STILL to this day. Great read for film buffs.