{"product_id":"fat-drunk-and-stupid-paperback","title":"Fat, Drunk, and Stupid - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatty Simmons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1976 the creators of \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e, America's most popular humor magazine, decided to make a movie. It would be set on a college campus in the 1960s, loosely based on the experiences of \u003ci\u003eLampoon\u003c\/i\u003e writers Chris Miller and Harold Ramis and \u003ci\u003eLampoon\u003c\/i\u003e editor Doug Kenney. They named it \u003ci\u003eAnimal House\u003c\/i\u003e, in honor of Miller's fraternity at Dartmouth, where the members had been nicknamed after animals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMiller, Ramis, and Kenney wrote a film treatment that was rejected and ridiculed by Hollywood studios--until at last Universal Pictures agreed to produce the film, with a budget of $3 million. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA cast was assembled, made up almost completely of unknowns. Stephen Furst, who played Flounder, had been delivering pizzas. Kevin Bacon was a waiter in Manhattan when he was hired to play Chip. Chevy Chase was considered for the role of Otter, but it wound up going to the lesser-known Tim Matheson. John Belushi, for his unforgettable role as Bluto, made $40,000 (the movie's highest-paid actor). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor four weeks in the fall of 1977, the actors and crew invaded the college town of Eugene, Oregon, forming their own sort of fraternity in the process. The hilarious, unforgettable movie they made wound up earning more than $600 million and became one of America's most beloved comedy classics. It launched countless careers and paved the way for today's comedies from directors such as Judd Apatow and Todd Phillips. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBestselling author Matty Simmons was the founder of \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e and the producer of \u003ci\u003eAnimal House\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eFat, Drunk, and Stupid, \u003c\/i\u003ehe draws from exclusive interviews with actors including Karen Allen, Kevin Bacon, Peter Riegert, and Mark Metcalf, director John Landis, fellow producer Ivan Reitman, and other key players--as well as behind-the-scenes photos--to tell the movie's outrageous story, from its birth in the New York offices of the \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon\u003c\/i\u003e to writing a script, assembling the perfect cast, the wild weeks of filming, and, ultimately, to the film's release and megasuccess. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a hilarious romp through one of the biggest grossing, most memorable, most frequently quoted, and most celebrated comedies of all time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMatty Simmons was the producer of \u003ci\u003eAnimal House\u003c\/i\u003e and founder and CEO of \u003ci\u003eNational Lampoon. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has produced nine other films, including the Vacation series, collaborated with such well-known writers as John Hughes and Judd Apatow, been a newspaper reporter and press agent, and written eight books, including several bestsellers. He currently writes for \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.48 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181330972921,"sku":"9781250042804","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/M0VsNEg1YlNrSUtyQmtQVHQwbkd4Zz09.webp?v=1767755243","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/fat-drunk-and-stupid-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}