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Diamond, Jason.
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Diamond, Jason.
Hughes, John, 1950-2009 -- Influence.
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Motion pictures -- Psychological aspects -- Biography.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Periodical editors -- United States -- Biography.
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Diamond, Jason.
Diamond, Jason.
Hughes, John, 1950-2009 -- Influence.
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Motion pictures -- Psychological aspects -- Biography.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Periodical editors -- United States -- Biography.
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Searching
for
John
Hughes
: or
everything
I
thought
I
needed
to
know
about
life
I
learned
from
watching
'
80s
movies
/ Jason Diamond.
by
Diamond, Jason.
William Morrow, [2016]
Call #:
070.5092 D537s
Subjects
Diamond, Jason.
Hughes
,
John
, 1950-2009 -- Influence.
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Anecdotes.
Motion pictures -- Psychological aspects -- Biography.
Journalists -- United States -- Biography.
Periodical editors -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780062424839 (pbk.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
285 pages, 8 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes P.S. insights, interviews, & more.
Bibliography:
Includes filmography.
Summary:
For as long as Jason Diamond can remember, he's been infatuated with
John
Hughes
'
movies
. From the outrageous, raunchy antics in National Lampoon's Vacation to the teenage angst in The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink to the insanely clever and unforgettable Home Alone, Jason could not get enough of
Hughes
' films. The seed was planted in his mind that it should fall to him to write a biography of his favorite filmmaker. It didn't matter to Jason that he had no qualifications, training, background, platform, or direction. Thus went the years-long delusional quest to reach his goal. But no book came out of these years, and no book will. What he did get was this unconventional, hilarious memoir. Jason tells how a Jewish kid from a broken home in a Chicago suburb found comfort and connection in the likewise broken lives in the suburban Chicago of
John
Hughes
' oeuvre. He moved to New York to become a writer. He started to write a book he had no business writing. In the meantime, he brewed coffee and guarded cupcake cafes. All the while, he watched
John
Hughes
movies
religiously. Though his original biography of
Hughes
has long since been abandoned, Jason has discovered he is a writer through and through. And the adversity of going for broke has now been transformed into wisdom. Or, at least, a good story. In other words, this is a memoir of growing up. One part big dream, one part big failure, one part
John
Hughes
movies
, one part Chicago, and one part New York. Jason Diamond is the sports editor at RollingStone.com. His work has been published by the New York Times, The Paris Review, Pitchfork, Vice, Bookforum, McSweeney's, and many other publications.
Genre:
Memoirs.
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