Soldier (hardback)

<p>Soldier: From Script to Screen includes:</p><p><br></p><p>An examination of the evolution of the western into a whole sub-genre of films and looks in detail behind the scenes of Soldier one of the most obscure overlooked and underrated science fiction films.</p><p><br></p><p>A discussion of Soldier's legacy and how it drew inspiration from George Steven's 1953 western Shane.</p><p><br></p><p>An Overview of the Career of Actor Kurt Russell.</p><p><br></p><p>An exclusive Interview with the Oscar-nominated Screenwriter David Webb Peoples.</p><p><br></p><p>An interview with the Oscar-nominated Production Designer David L. Snyder.</p><p><br></p><p>Interviews with Oscar-Winning/Nominated Make-up Artists Steve LaPorte and Peter Montagna.</p><p><br></p><p>Guest essays by John Hansen Mark Stratton and John Kenneth Muir.</p><p><br></p><p>Afterword by Paul M. Sammon the author of: Future Noir: The Making of Blade Runner Conan the Phenomenon and The Making of Starship Troopers.</p><p><br></p><p>And much more!</p><p><br></p><p>Soldier like many great films-Citizen Kane It's a Wonderful Life Bonnie and Clyde-was dissed by the cognoscenti when it was first released. Danny Stewart saw it for what it was: an inspired blitzkrieg of special effects set against a dystopian nightmare with cathartic possibilities. Featuring a career-defining performance by Kurt Russell that elevates the robotic-finally-into something human (if not super-human). Stewart puts it into the tradition of its classic forbears and makes a case for it being seen in their light. He places the part-Shane part-Blade Runner part-Terminator part-Rocky part-Unforgiven mongrel up where it belongs in a book that never stints on research. With a plethora of interviews featuring almost everyone responsible for making it into the audio-visual smörgåsbord it turned out to be he analyses it with the forensic skill of a surgeon treasuring every inter-galactic frame. Buy this book! </p><p>- Aubrey Malone author of Shane - Paramount's Classic Western</p><p><br></p>