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John McTiernan : the rise and fall of an action movie icon / Larry Taylor.

by Taylor, Larry, 1981- author.

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Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

McTiernan, John.

Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.

9781476673165 (paperback : alk. paper) :

1476673160 (paperback : alk. paper)

viii, 214 pages ; 23 cm

The European influence -- Nomads -- Predator -- The Van Damme experiment -- A survival story -- Predator, and "taking the piss out" of '80s machismo -- John McTiernan, man of action -- Nothing lasts forever -- An ode to joy, not terror -- Nakatomi nuance -- The new action template -- The Clancy phenomenon -- There will never be another Red October -- Finding the medicine man -- Extremely violent -- Last action hero: ahead of its time or timeless disaster? -- "Simon says" -- No McTiernan, no real McClane -- Trouble at home -- The Norse debacle -- In defense of the 13th warrior -- Silver lining -- The Catherine Banning affair -- Rollerball -- Dodging a bullet -- Basic -- The Pellicano problem -- The political prosecutions of Karl Rove -- Keep moving -- Inmate #43029-112 -- The legal mountain -- Burning bridges -- The comeback kid? -- Nothing lasts forever.

"John McTiernan is one of the most influential action filmmakers of his generation. He made his name with a trio of groundbreaking action films. He was indicted and briefly imprisoned for involvement in a wiretapping scandal. The author covers McTiernan's life and career, from his early triumphs through his extensive legal battles and multiple attempts at a comeback"--

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