Hal Ashby and the making of Harold and Maude
By: James A. Davidson
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9781476663210
Subjects: Harold and Maude (Motion picture); Criticism and interpretation
Description: "The original script was sold to a major Hollywood studio virtually overnight. The film flopped upon release and later became one of the great cult successes of all time. This is the story of the making of Harold and Maude, shot in the San Francisco Bay Area in the winter of 1971"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Cast of filmmakers; title: The chauffeur, the pool boy and the screenwriter; title: The Harold and Maude script; title: Selling the script; title: The accidental director; title: The kid stays in the picture; title: The most difficult part of making a film; title: "I feel I could make this film about as funny as the Vietnam War"; title: Bay Area bound; title: The Rosecourt; title: The motorcycle cop, the ambulance and the railcar; title: Cat Stevens; title: Editing the film; title: Dropping a bomb and rising from the ashes; title: After Harold and Maude: Hal Ashby; title: After Harold and Maude: the rest of the cast and crew; title: The legacy of Harold and Maude.