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description: Now a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill and Rooney MaraFeaturing more than 60 of Callahan's original cartoonsWhen people laugh like hell and then say Thats not funny you can be pretty sure theyre talking about John Callahan. P.J. ORourkeIn 1972 at the age of 21 John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of 12 (alcohol had played a role in his crash) the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead it sparked a personal transformation. After extensive physical therapy he was eventually able to grasp a pen in his right hand and make rudimentary drawings. By 1978 Callahan had sworn off drinking for good and begun to draw cartoons.Over the next three decades until his death in 2010 Callahan would become one of the nations most belovedand at times polarizingcartoonists. His work which shows off a wacky and sometimes warped sense of humor pokes fun at social conventions and pushes boundaries. One cartoon features Christ at the cross with a thought bubble reading TGIF In another three sheriffs on horseback approach an empty wheelchair in the desert. Dont worry one sheriff says to another He wont get far on foot.Dont Worry He Wont Get Far on Foot recounts Callahans life story from the harrowing to the hilarious. Featuring more than 60 of Callahans cartoons its a compelling look at art addiction disability and fame. A film adaptation scheduled for 2018 starring Joaquin Phoenix as John Callahan will bring fresh attention to this underappreciated classic.
language: English
title: Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks