Hal Ashby and the Making of Harold and Maude - by James A Davidson (Paperback)

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About the Book "The original script was sold to a major Hollywood studio virtually overnight. The film flopped upon release and later became one of the great cult successes of all time. This is the story of the making of Harold and Maude, shot in the San Francisco Bay Area in the winter of 1971"-- Book Synopsis The original script was sold to a major Hollywood studio virtually overnight; the screenwriter was working as a pool boy and driver for the producer; the director was considered an "acid freak" by the studio heads; the star was a 74-year-old actress who didn't know how to drive a car. The film flopped upon release but later became one of the great cult successes of all time. This is …