The Movies of the Eighties
- ISBN-10
- 0356195759
- ISBN-13
- 9780356195759
- Category
- Motion picture industry
- Pages
- 287
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Tiger Books
- Authors
- Ron Base, David Haslam
Description
Celebrating the golden decade of films and film-making, this is an introduction to the stars, directors and producers who have shaped the 80s. The authors reveal how Hollywood has made more movies than at any other time since the 30s and 40s and has shattered many box office records.
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