Hal Ashby and the Making of Harold and Maude - by James A Davidson (Paperback)

About the Book

"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"--

Book Synopsis

The original script was sold to a major Hollywood studio virtually overnight; the screenwriter was working as a pool boy and driver for the producer; the director was considered an "acid freak" by the studio heads; the star was a 74-year-old actress who didn't know how to drive a car. The film flopped upon release but later became one of the great cult successes of all time. This is the fascinating, never before told story of the making of Harold and Maude, shot guerrilla-style in the San Francisco Bay Area by a crew of "New Hollywood" filmmakers in the winter of 1971.

Review Quotes

"the well-researched back story of the unlikely 1971 cult classic"-Acting Solo; "the story behind the film is engagingly told"-The Huffington Post.

About the Author

James A. Davidson has written a number of articles for Images Film Journal and Taste of Cinema and is co-owner of Second Sight Video & Multimedia. He lives in Reno, Nevada.