Fat, Drunk, and Stupid
by Matty Simmons
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25%
Critic Reviews: 10
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70%
Reader Ratings: 39
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Synopsis
A wild, uncensored, behind-the-scenes account of America's favorite film comedy. In 1976, National Lampoon, the nation’s most popular humor magazine, decided to create a movie under the Lampoon banner. It would be set on a college campus in the 60s, very loosely based on the fraternity experiences of Lampoon contributor Chris Miller, and it would be called “Animal House.”A cast of mostly unknowns was hired, and for four weeks in late 1977, the actors and crew... more
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- All Critics: 10
- Positive: 3
- Negative: 7
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PopMatters | 17 May 2012
But an in-depth critical examination of the script, the plot, the characters, and cinematography of the film, this is not.
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The Washington Post | 20 Apr 2012
while Simmons’s book isn’t a coast-to-coast survey of popular culture in the ’70s, it does offer a unique look at the one movie that, more than any other, told Americans it’s okay to access your inner frat boy.
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Kirkus Reviews | 1 Jan 2012
Animal House fans will find some anecdotes of interest, but there is barely enough here for a comprehensive magazine article on the making of the classic movie.
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AV Club | 2 Apr 2012
The point of a book like this one is to answer questions, not to send readers off to Wikipedia to find out what the hell the author is talking about.
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The Miami Herald | 22 Apr 2012
The author approaches his subject like the movie’s producer instead of a writer eager to analyze closely the strengths and weaknesses of the movie, its lore and its legacy.
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Who's Your Favorite Beatle? | 29 Apr 2012
You are not going to learn much more from him than you already do about what may always be our generation's most iconic movie.
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National Lampoon | 11 Apr 2012
If you are a fan of the film, you will love this book.
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Frogen Yozurt | 23 Apr 2012
This is a hilarious romp through one of the biggest grossing, most memorable, most frequently quoted, and most celebrated comedies of all time.
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The Wall Street Journal | 14 Apr 2012
Mr. Simmons doesn't seem to quite grasp that his achievement couldn't be repeated either.
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The New York Times | 1 Jun 2012
...he writes with pride about his involvement in plans for a Broadway musical version of “Animal House.” I don’t know why anyone would think an all-singing, all-dancing “Animal House” is a good idea.
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