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![]() | Halfway to Hollywood (2009) Diaries 1980-1988 A non fiction book by Michael Palin |
The second volume of Michael Palin's diaries covers the bulk of the 1980s, a decade in which the ties binding the Pythons loosened - they made their last film Monty Pyton's Meaning of Life in 1983. For Michael, writing and acting took over much of his life, culminating in his appearances in A Fish Called Wanda, in which he played the hapless, stuttering Ken, and won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor. Halfway to Hollywood follows Palin's torturous trail through seven movies and ends with his final preparations for the documentary that was to change his life - Around the World in 80 Days.
During these years he co-wrote and acted in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits as well as spearing in Gilliam's follow-up success Brazil. Palin co-produced, wrote and played the lead in The Missionary opposite Maggie Smith, who also appeared with him in A Private Function, written by Alan Bennett. In television the decade was memorable for East of Ipswich, inspired his links with Suffolk. Such was his fame in the US, he was enticed into once again hosting the enormously popular show Saturday Night Live. He filmed one of the BBC's Great Railway Journeys as well as becoming chairman of the pressure group Transport 2000. His life with Helen and the family remains a constant, as the children enter their teens.
During these years he co-wrote and acted in Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits as well as spearing in Gilliam's follow-up success Brazil. Palin co-produced, wrote and played the lead in The Missionary opposite Maggie Smith, who also appeared with him in A Private Function, written by Alan Bennett. In television the decade was memorable for East of Ipswich, inspired his links with Suffolk. Such was his fame in the US, he was enticed into once again hosting the enormously popular show Saturday Night Live. He filmed one of the BBC's Great Railway Journeys as well as becoming chairman of the pressure group Transport 2000. His life with Helen and the family remains a constant, as the children enter their teens.
Palin's joy of writing is evident once more in Halfway to Hollywood as he demonstrates his continuing sense of wonder at the world in which he finds himself. A world of screens large and small.
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Hardback Editions
March 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980--1988 Author(s): Michael Palin ISBN: 0-312-68202-6 / 978-0-312-68202-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
September 2009 : Hardback
| Title: Halfway To Hollywood: Diaries 1980 to 1988: The Film Years Author(s): Michael Palin ISBN: 0-297-84440-7 / 978-0-297-84440-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Hardback
| Title: Halfway to Hollywood Signed Edition Author(s): Michael Palin ISBN: 1-84841-615-6 / 9781848416154 (UK edition) Publisher: Orion Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Hardback
| Title: Diaries II Author(s): Michael Palin ISBN: 0-297-85551-4 / 978-0-297-85551-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
July 2010 : Paperback
| Title: Halfway To Hollywood: Diaries 1980 to 1988 Author(s): Michael Palin ISBN: 0-7538-2748-4 / 978-0-7538-2748-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Phoenix Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
September 2009 : Perfect Paperback
| Title: Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980 to 1988 Author(s): Michael Palin ISBN: 0-297-86018-6 / 978-0-297-86018-1 (UK edition) Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicholson Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
September 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Halfway To Hollywood: Diaries 1980 to 1988 Author(s): Michael Palin ISBN: 1-4091-0153-3 / 978-1-4091-0153-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Orion Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
March 2011 : Unknown
| Title: HALFWAY TO HOLLYWOOD(Halfway to Hollywood BY Palin, Michael)Hardcover ON Mar-15-2011 Author(s): Michael Palin Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Halfway to Hollywood: Diaries 1980--1988 Author(s): Michael Palin Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
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