Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way
As pretty much all proper geeks do, I have an unwavering love for Bruce Campbell. The man, in my eyes, can truly do no wrong. If he isn't starring in one awesome movie after another, he's popping up in cool TV shows and he even makes truly awesome commercials. He's a renaissance man of geeky interests, and we all owe our loyalty to him.
Make Love The Bruce Campbell Way is the second book he has written. The first, of course, being If Chins Could Kill. Aside from having possibly the greatest title of all time, the book is a fictional autobiographical novel about Bruce and his attempts to become a big time movie star. Here's the product description from Amazon:
Written with the same immense energy, wry humor and Hollywood skewering that filled the bestsellingIf Chins Could Kill, our hero gives his fans a follow-up they could not have expected-a laughout-loud novel starring (who else?) Bruce Campbell I n this autobiographical novel, the King of 'B' movie actors gives his legions of fans the inside view of his hilarious attempt to become an 'A' list actor-taking readers on a wild ride to nail the dream role. In this side-splitting send-up, Bruce imagines that he is cast in the big-budget film 'Let's Make Love,'where he plays a relationship guru/doorman opposite Richard Gere and Renee Zellwegger. Nervous that the star-studded cast will discover he's a grade below, Bruce embarks on a crash-course in method acting, regaling readers with stories of his exploits-including taking jobs as a wedding planner, private investigator, and Waldorf Astoria doorman. Along the way, he throws off tidbits of advice that his fans will find entertaining-but better not follow unless they want to stay single.
This book actually came out a few years ago, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet. It's definitely been added to my wish list though, right next to Wil Wheaton's Just A Geek.
This has been my Bruce Campbell week. Just watched My Name Is Bruce the other night and enjoyed it. As for this book...wow. If Chins Could Kill was a fun look into the man, the myth, the bonehead that is Ash...oh wait, you mean Bruce really isn't Ash? It's got a working class look into the industry that is invaluable and it just makes you wish the man was doing more in upscale projects.
ReplyDeleteAs for Make Love. It starts ironic and sardonic taking a mad turn to what the hell? And not in a bad way. It's so odd and wacky it's entirely believable. And it has nothing to do about making love. Expect nothing in the way of sex or Bruce being uber cool and scoring chicks. The title explains itself pretty quickly.