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Pryor, Ian.

Peter Jackson : from prince of splatter to Lord of the rings / Ian Pryor. - Auckland, N.Z. : Random House New Zealand, 2003. - 352 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

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.

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.

ISBN: 1869415558 (pbk.) 9781869415556 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2004271554

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 007216439 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jackson, Peter, 1961-

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Lord of the rings, the fellowship of the ring (Motion picture)
Lord of the rings, the two towers (Motion picture)
Lord of the rings, the two towers (Motion picture)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Motion picture producers and directors--New Zealand --Biography.
Motion picture industry--History.--New Zealand

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: PN1998.3.J26 / P78 2003

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