{"product_id":"life-moves-pretty-fast-the-lessons-we-learned-from-eighties-movies-and-why-we-dont-learn-them-from-movies-anymore-9781501130458","title":"Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies (and Why We Don't Learn Them from Movies Anymore)","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e contributor and \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e columnist Hadley Freeman, a personalized guide to eighties movies that describes why they changed movie-making forever--featuring exclusive interviews with the producers, directors, writers and stars of the best cult classics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Hadley Freeman, movies of the 1980s have simply got it all. Comedy in \u003ci\u003eThree Men and a Baby\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHannah and Her Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhostbusters\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e; all a teenager needs to know in \u003ci\u003ePretty in Pink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFerris Bueller's Day Off\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSay Anything\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Breakfast Club\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMystic Pizza\u003c\/i\u003e; the ultimate in action from \u003ci\u003eTop Gun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeverly Hills Cop\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom\u003c\/i\u003e; love and sex in \u003ci\u003e9 1\/2 Weeks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSplash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAbout Last Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Chill\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBull Durham\u003c\/i\u003e; and family fun in \u003ci\u003eThe Little Mermaid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eET\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParenthood\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLean On Me\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLife Moves Pretty Fast\u003c\/i\u003e, Hadley puts her obsessive movie geekery to good use, detailing the decade's key players, genres, and tropes. She looks back on a cinematic world in which bankers are invariably evil, where children are always wiser than adults, where science is embraced with an intense enthusiasm, and the future viewed with giddy excitement. And, she considers how the changes between movies then and movies today say so much about society's changing expectations of women, young people, and art--and explains why \u003ci\u003ePretty in Pink\u003c\/i\u003e should be put on school syllabuses immediately. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom how John Hughes discovered Molly Ringwald, to how the friendship between Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi influenced the evolution of comedy, and how Eddie Murphy made America believe that race can be transcended, this is a \"highly personal, witty love letter to eighties movies, but also an intellectually vigorous, well-researched take on the changing times of the film industry\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hadley Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501130458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreeman, Hadley:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Hadley Freeman is a columnist and writer for the\u003ci\u003e Guardian \u003c\/i\u003enewspaper in the UK. She was born in New York and lives in London. Her books include \u003ci\u003eLife Moves Pretty Fast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Meaning of Sunglasses\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBe Awesome\u003c\/i\u003e, and her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003eUS and UK, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eHarper\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003ci\u003es Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39826916278387,"sku":"9781501130458","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a405946e-2997-41fb-94c2-abbdacbd6087.jpg?v=1644558126","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/life-moves-pretty-fast-the-lessons-we-learned-from-eighties-movies-and-why-we-dont-learn-them-from-movies-anymore-9781501130458","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}