Hellraisers: The Life and Inebriated Times of Burton, Harris, O’Toole and Reed

10.99 JOD

Please allow 2 – 5 weeks for delivery of this item

Description

‘God put me on this earth to raise sheer hell.’ Richard Burton’I was a sinner. I slugged some people. I hurt many people. And it’s true, I never looked back to see the casualties.’ Richard Harris’Booze is the most outrageous of all drugs, which is why I chose it.’ Peter O’Toole’I don’t have a drink problem. But if that was the case and doctors told me I had to stop I’d like to think I would be brave enough to drink myself into the grave.’ Oliver ReedThis is the story of four of the greatest thespian boozers who ever walked – or staggered – off a film set into a pub. It’s a story of drunken binges of near biblical proportions, parties and orgies, broken marriages, drugs, riots and wanton sexual conquests. They got away with it because of their extraordinary acting talent and because the public loved them. They were truly the last of a breed, the last of the movie hellraisers.

Additional information

Weight 0.26 kg
Dimensions 2 × 12.8 × 19.6 cm
by

Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

304

Publisher

Year Published

2009-2-19

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

1848090188

About The Author

Robert Sellers is a former stand-up comedian and the author of biographies of Sting, Tom Cruise, two appreciations of the work of Sean Connery and the definitive book on The Pythons: Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Robert was a regular contributor to Empire, Total Film, The Independent, SFX and Cinema Retro and has contributed to a number of television documentaries, including Channel 4's The 100 Best Family Films.

Review Quote

A rollicking read

Other text

Sellers' biography is a jaw-dropping account of their twisted, tortured, politically incorrect lives