{"product_id":"its-alive-hardcover","title":"It's Alive! - Hardcover","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\u003eJulian David Stone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe only thing harder than raising the dead is making a movie about raising the dead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the summer of 1931, life was good for Junior Laemmle. Though only twenty-three years old, he was the head of all movie production for Universal Pictures, and under his reign, the studio flourished. So much so, he was about to be bestowed with the greatest honor a young executive can receive in Hollywood: a promotion to vice president of the entire company. What's more, Carl Laemmle, his father and founder of the studio, was returning to California for the first time in years to personally present the honor to his son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr so Junior thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen his father arrives, Junior discovers that instead of being grateful for transforming and catapulting the out-of-date studio into the future, his father is obsessed with Junior's next production: \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e. Like the year before, Carl is fervently against making another grisly and gothic film, despite \u003ci\u003eDracula \u003c\/i\u003ebecoming a huge hit--a project which Junior fought for and personally oversaw through production. Also not helping Junior's cause, though the film is just days away from beginning production, the final choice between Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff to play the role of the Monster, has yet to be made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's Alive!\u003c\/i\u003e is a thrilling and vibrant portrait of 1930s Hollywood centered around the chaotic and exciting days just before the filming of the beloved cult-classic film, \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e. Woven with hopeful passion, emotional vulnerability, staunch determination, and creative fulfillment, readers will be swept along with breathless cinematic pace through events that will not only change the lives of everyone involved, but Hollywood itself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulian David Stone grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, eventually relocating to Los Angeles to study filmmaking and then enter the entertainment business. His previous work include screenplays for Disney, Paramount, Sony, and MGM; the full-length play, \u003ci\u003eThe Elvis Test\u003c\/i\u003e; and several short-form documentaries on Frank Sinatra for Warner Bros. He is also the writer and director of the hit cult comedy feature film, \u003ci\u003eFollow the Bitch\u003c\/i\u003e, which has played to packed houses all around the country and received numerous awards. Recently he began writing books, with his award-winning debut novel: \u003ci\u003eThe Strange Birth, Short life, and\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSudden Death of Justice Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, which is about the world of the 1950s live television. It is currently being turned into a TV series. Julian is also the author of the best-selling coffee table book, \u003ci\u003eNo Cameras Allowed: My Career As An Outlaw Rock \u0026amp; Roll Photographer, \u003c\/i\u003edetailing in words and photos his wild adventures photographing rock and roll concerts in the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 8.84 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252542750969,"sku":"9781626349315","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UzJ1QkJyMjdZbGNoMFh4dXdzRGlLUT09.webp?v=1768688841","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/its-alive-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}