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The Films of Johnny Depp |  | Author: William B. Parrill
Publisher: McFarland
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 325409
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 222
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0786440228
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092
EAN: 9780786440221
ASIN: 0786440228
Publication Date: August 10, 2009
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Product Description
Since his rise to fame in the television series 21 Jump Street in 1987 and his subsequent transition to film acting, Johnny Depp has received constant criticism for his choice of roles--at least until his popular turn in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. This book aims to reveal the ways in which Depp's choices of film roles, though often considered eccentric, allowed him to develop into the representative film actor of his time. It organizes all of Depp's films chronologically, narrating in the process his transition from underestimated teenage pretty boy to bona fide Hollywood hotshot. Along the way, the book addresses Depp's relationship to earlier film actors, especially to Marlon Brando and the silent comics; the influence of Depp's androgynous sexuality on both his choice of roles and his acting; and his relationships with directors Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton.
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 Buyer Beware January 16, 2010
L Herbkersman
If you're looking for an in-depth analysis of directors and films that just happened to involve Johnny Depp, you will probably find this book interesting. If you're looking for in-depth information on Mr. Depp and his personal involvement in these films, save your money. The author writes like the professor he is so be prepared for flowery language and long passages of background material which may or may not be relevant. Each movie analysis also contains reviews from other film critics, and the author seems to delight in the bad ones. Were you to know nothing about Mr. Depp, you'd think he's appeared in one bomb after another. Perhaps this is just my sensitivities as opposed to that of the author, but insinuating Mr. Barrie may have been a pedophile, and then comparing Willy Wonka to Michael Jackson effectively ruined both these movies for me from here on out. I did have to smile, however, when he said the children in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" were "brutalized." I suppose by these standards Wile E Cuyote was brutalized by the Roadrunner -- what with all those falling anvils. And as others have mentioned, there are several errors in information about Mr. Depp -- ie., the tattoo over his heart, and also the fact that his first Oscar nomination was for the first POTC movie, not "Finding Neverland." If you're looking for facts and nothing else about movies, you may enjoy/be interested in this book. If you're looking for a "good read" - skip it.
 A scholarly analysis of his roles, acting, and achievements perfect for any serious film library December 20, 2009
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
The Films of Johnny Depp is a 'must' reference for any in-depth film library compiling listings of major actors and film achievements. It follows Johnny Depp's film roles from his rise to fame in 21 Jump Street's 1987 TV debut to modern times, offering insights of his films in chronological order to trace his development as an actor. The result is a scholarly analysis of his roles, acting, and achievements perfect for any serious film library.
 The Films of Johnny Depp November 18, 2009
Judith L. Kahle
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think the author should have done better research. There are several mistakes, like where his Betty Sue tatoo is located, his quote from Roux I believe he said he would get the squeak out of the door not drawer, Becky doesn't live in a mobile home it's an RV just to name a few.
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