num_pages: 288
description: There have been iconic moments in the action movie genre over the years but nothing has come close to matching the kinetic balletic gun-fu of the John Wick films.In They Shouldnt Have Killed His The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action bestselling authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross take you behind the scenes of a franchise that includes three films with more on the way while exploring the action classics that led to John Wick as well as the films it inspired like Atomic Blonde . They bring you right into the middle of the action of the John Wick films detailing how the seemingly impossible was achieved through exclusive interviews with the cast writers directors producers stuntmen fight choreographers cinematographers studio executives editors critics and more. Together they break down key action sequences while also providing a look back at the road the action genre has taken that led to John Wick  and a look at the character itself an anti-hero who carries on the grand tradition of Clint Eastwoods Man with No Name but with a twist  and a never-ending supply of ammo  while showcasing the enduring appeal of the action movie as well as John Wicks unique reinvention of the genre.
language: English
title: They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun Fu, and the New Age of Action
publisher: St. Martin's Press