{"product_id":"hurricane-billy-the-stormy-life-and-films-of-william-friedkin","title":"Hurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eNat Segaloff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eReprinted from 1990 original publication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e6x9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eB\u0026amp;W pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e332 total pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003ePerfect ISBN \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e9798887718736\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eCase ISBN \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e9798887718743\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eListen to Nat's new interview here\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003eOriginally published in 1990, \u003ci\u003eHurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin \u003c\/i\u003eis at last available again with a new foreword and extensive afterword written in assessment of William Friedkin’s career following his 2023 death. Biographer Nat Segaloff draws upon his fifty-year friendship with the controversial director of \u003ci\u003eThe French Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Live and Die in L.A.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCruising\u003c\/i\u003e, and his greatest achievement, \u003ci\u003eSorcerer\u003c\/i\u003e. This was the first book to offer an intimate portrait. BearManor Media is proud to bring this work back into print.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e“Nat Segaloff’s groundbreaking biography is an important contribution to examining Friedkin’s life and work.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e- Daniel M. Kimmel, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e“The Fourth Network” and “The Dream Team.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e“Now, Segaloff has given his essential text a necessary and illuminating update. Friedkin is one of the most important directors of the New Hollywood, and Segaloff is one of our most important veteran film historians.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e- Daniel Kremer, filmmaker and film historian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e“There’s hardly a day on set when I don’t feel the pull of \u003ci\u003eThe French Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSorcerer \u003c\/i\u003ethat\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eset a bar for authenticity, grit, and pure emotion that’s almost impossible to match. He’s still one of my biggest inspirations. And Nat Segaloff’s book? It’s got that same Friedkin energy—unvarnished, surprising, and wildly entertaining.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e- Gary Fleder, director, \u003ci\u003eKiss the Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRunaway Jury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHurricane Billy\u003c\/i\u003e was a key source when I first started writing about William Friedkin’s films, and it has remained one of my favourite movie biogs through all these decades. Nat writes with clarity, insight, wit and (most importantly) passion. He really captures Billy’s brilliantly creative personality.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e- Mark Kermode, critic and broadcaster \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e“Billy Friedkin was everything they said about him and the complete opposite, When I had the chance to know Friedkin myself years later, I saw just how accurate Segaloff’s portrait was. An essential book for anyone who wants to become familiar with the work of one of the greatest American directors of our time.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003eLaurent Vachaud, critic and screenwriter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; letter-spacing: -.05pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-style-textoutline-type: none; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dpiwidth: .75pt; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-linecap: flat; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-join: round; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-pctmiterlimit: 0%; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-dash: solid; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-align: center; mso-style-textoutline-outlinestyle-compound: simple;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Swartwood talks about the book here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none; margin: 0in 0in 0in .5in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43195204370526,"sku":"xcd1787292050508","price":18.0,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":43195204403294,"sku":"wxq1787292050509","price":32.76,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/9662\/3198\/files\/hurricane-billy-the-stormy-life-and-films-of-william-friedkin_1.jpg?v=1787292056","url":"https:\/\/truestylefashion.shop\/products\/hurricane-billy-the-stormy-life-and-films-of-william-friedkin","provider":"Minha loja","version":"1.0","type":"link"}