Jan-Michael Vincent

<p>With hischiseled features effortless screen presence otherworldly vitality strikingblue eyes Jan-Michael Vincent seemed destined for superstardom.  However the real Jan-Michael Vincent was areluctant sex symbol plagued by doubt and low self-confidence a perpetualmisfit doomed to alcoholism.</p><p><em>Jan-MichaelVincent: Edge of Greatness</em> covers Vincent’s entire life beginning in hishometown of Hanford California and details the difference between JanVincent a shy small town boy and Jan-Michael Vincent Hollywood’s goldenboy who was thought to be the next James Dean in the early to mid-1970s aperiod in which Vincent delivered memorable performances in films such as Buster and Billie The Mechanic Tribesand The World’s Greatest Athlete.</p><p>Featuringinterviews with Vincent’s childhood classmates and friends as well as hisformer Hollywood colleagues including Donald P. Bellisario Alex Cord andRobert Englund Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatnessreveals an eternal man-child whose career and life symbolize the tragedy ofunfulfilled potential.</p><p>David Grove is an authorfilm journalist historian and produced screenwriter.  He is the author of the books Fantastic 4: The Making of the Movie JamieLee Curtis: Scream Queen Making Friday the 13th and On Location inBlairstown: The Making of Friday the 13th.  He lives in British Columbia Canada.</p><p> </p><p>"Few punches are pulled when it comes to this biography of Jan-Michael Vincent... Grove has done a massive amount of research maintains a balanced perspective and never sensationalizes the more turbulent aspects of Vincent's crazy life."<br /><em>- Shock Cinema</em></p>