Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey
- ISBN-10
- 1417702141
- ISBN-13
- 9781417702145
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-09-01
- Publisher
- Turtleback Books
- Author
- Kevin Murphy
Description
Known as the voice of Tom Servo on "Mystery Science Theater 3000, " Murphy hilariously chronicles his adventure of attending one movie per day for one year, which took him from the local multiplex to the Cannes film festival. Murphy watched movies in as many venues as possible, in six countries spanning four continents.
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