TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pryor, Ian.
TI  - Peter Jackson: from prince of splatter to Lord of the rings 
SN  - 1869415558 (pbk.)
AV  - PN1998.3.J26 P78 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Auckland, N.Z.
PB  - Random House New Zealand
KW  - Jackson, Peter,
KW  - Lord of the rings, the fellowship of the ring (Motion picture)
KW  - Lord of the rings, the two towers (Motion picture)
KW  - Motion picture producers and directors
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Biography
KW  - Motion picture industry
KW  - History
KW  - Biographies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-352); Prologue: In a house by the sea -- The lunatics are taking over the field -- Beginnings -- The movie that grew : Bad Taste -- Not your everyday average creatures : Meet the Feebles -- Beating the curse of the zombies : Braindead -- The undead on set -- A different kind of murder : Heavenly Creatures -- Putting it on film -- Empire-building : Forgotten Silver and the birth of Weta -- Finding Hollywood without really looking : The Frighteners -- The political animal -- Finding the Ring -- Roll camera -- Spies in Middle-Earth -- Unveiling the Ring -- Past and future
N2  - A portrait of celebrated film director Peter Jackson traces his journey from youthful movie fanatic, through his creation of a series of low-budget cult movies - including Bad Taste and The Frighteners - to his acquisition of Tolkien's fantasy trilogy and his struggle to create the Lord of the Rings
ER  -