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JAN-MICHAEL VINCENT IBD

BEARMANOR MEDIA
01 / 2018
9781629332833
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Sinopsis

With hischiseled features, effortless screen presence, otherworldly vitality, strikingblue eyes, Jan-Michael Vincent seemed destined for superstardom.á However, the real Jan-Michael Vincent was areluctant sex symbol plagued by doubt and low self-confidence, a perpetualmisfit doomed to alcoholism.Jan-MichaelVincent: Edge of Greatness covers Vincent&rsquo,s entire life, beginning in hishometown of Hanford, California, and details the difference between JanVincent, a shy, small town boy, and Jan-Michael Vincent, Hollywood&rsquo,s goldenboy, who was thought to be the next James Dean in the early to mid-1970s, aperiod in which Vincent delivered memorable performances in films such as Buster and Billie, The Mechanic, Tribes,and The World&rsquo,s Greatest Athlete.Featuringinterviews with Vincent&rsquo,s childhood classmates and friends, as well as hisformer Hollywood colleagues, including Donald P. Bellisario, Alex Cord, andRobert Englund, Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatnessreveals an eternal man-child, whose career and life symbolize the tragedy ofunfulfilled potential.David Grove is an author,film journalist, historian, and produced screenwriter.á He is the author of the books Fantastic 4: The Making of the Movie, JamieLee Curtis: Scream Queen, Making Friday the 13th, and On Location inBlairstown: The Making of Friday the 13th.á He lives in British Columbia, Canada.áFew punches are pulled when it comes to this biography of Jan-Michael Vincent... Grove has done a massive amount of research, maintains a balanced perspective and never sensationalizes the more turbulent aspects of Vincent',s crazy life.- Shock Cinema

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