The Cannon Film Guide Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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A trilogy of books about the legendary 1980s b-movie studio, The Cannon Group. Tweets actual Chuck Norris facts. Contact: CannonFilmGuide at Gmail
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Norman MailerThe Cannon Film GuideWhile mixing Tough Guys Don't Dance, Norman Mailer complained that the punches sounded too fake - so he recorded 20+ takes hitting himself in the chest and slapping his own face. Sound designer Leslie Shatz liked the sounds so much that he continued using them on future films...
Paperback, 2014
$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Hunted
Elmore LeonardThe Cannon Film GuideRead Elmore Leonard’s “The Hunted” last weekend. It was one of a handful of projects John Frankenheimer was discussing with Cannon as a potential follow-up to 52 Pick-Up, before the bottom fell out. A great thriller, but that’s probably expected. https://t.co/MheKmgaNmR
Paperback, 2020
$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Cowboy and the Cossack
Clair HuffakerThe Cannon Film Guide@LeeGoldberg I was looking up Clair Huffaker's Western The Cowboy and The Cossack, and google brought me to your great post on the book. In 1988, Chuck Norris mentioned to a reporter that he wanted to star in a film version alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. Can you picture that?
Paperback, 2012
$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Born To Be Bad: Talking to the greatest villains in action cinema
Timon SinghThe Cannon Film GuideEasing into the holiday with some beer and bad guys. I highly recommend both volumes of @TimonSingh’s Born to be Bad, especially to action fans — they’re packed with great interviews with folks who’ve dedicated their careers to the thankless job of making audiences hate them. https://t.co/qFj0JLCMUm
Paperback, 2018
$26.95Member price:$24.25 + Free shipping10% off
Bronson's Loose!: The Making of the Death Wish Films
Paul TalbotThe Cannon Film GuideIf you’re near Eastern PA, a reminder that Death Wish 3 is playing on 35mm this weekend at the @MahoningDIT with some other action classics! Bronson’s Loose author Paul Talbot will be in attendance. https://t.co/RGliDOgGQ1
Paperback, 2006
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lunchmeat: A Novel Volume 1
Ben D'AlessioThe Cannon Film GuideI sold off a copy of that Lunch Meat tape back when I started acquiring many of the Cannon marketing materials that are in the books. I miss that collection now and again, but selling it directly funded many of the best Cannon items in my archive. https://t.co/e4TTznWFDm
Paperback, 2018
$15.65Member price:$7.82 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Question: A Survey of the Questions Asked by the World's Most Influential Leader
Jim WayThe Cannon Film Guide@jim_henshaw @ForgottenFilmz ... which begs the question, why don't they just train all of their soldiers that way?
Paperback, 2009
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They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun Fu, and the New Age of Action
Edward GrossThe Cannon Film GuideIf you're as excited as I am to see John Wick 4 this weekend, you should really check out They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog -- Altman & Gross's killer oral history of John Wick and gun fu cinema. It's an incredibly fun look at the series and how we got there. https://t.co/5W9T92lR4C
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