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Nineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, adores life. She liberates trees from city sidewalks and transplants them to the forest, paints smiles on the faces of church statues, and "borrows" cars to remind their owners that life is fleeting-here today, gone tomorrow! A chance meeting between the two turns into a madcap, whirlwind romance, and Harold learns that life is worth living, and how to play the banjo. Harold and Maude started as Colin Higgins's master's thesis at UCLA Film School. He was working as a pool boy when Paramount purchased the script. The 1971 film, directed by Hal Ashby, bombed. But then this quirky, dark comedy began being shown on college campuses and at midnight-movie theaters, and it gained a loyal cult following. In 1997 it was selected for inclusion on the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress. This novelization was published shortly after the film's release, but has been out of print for more than 30 years. Even fans who have seen the movie dozens of times will find this companion valuable, as it gives fresh elements to watch for and answers many of the film's unresolved questions. Colin Higgins was a screenwriter, director, and producer of films that included Harold and Maude, Silver Streak, 9 to 5, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. He died in 1988.
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Colin Higgins was a screenwriter, director, and producer of films that included Harold and Maude, Silver Streak, Foul play, 9 to 5, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. He died in 1988 at the age of forty-seven.
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“While the book closely mirrors its source, it reads not as the film’s inspiration or replacement, but as its valuable companion.” —Windy City Times
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- PublisherJ. B. Lippincott
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0434334405
- ISBN 13 9780434334407
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages145
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (stated), 1971. Fine contents and binding; clean and tightly bound. The dust jacket has very slight edge wear and a very tiny black dot on the spine, almost fine. A nice copy. Seller Inventory # 148490
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 145 pages; 1971 J. B. Lippincott HC/DJ 1st edition, 1st printing. Soundly bound and clean in original color pictorial dust jacket with publisher's $4.95 issue price intact to unclipped front flap. Jacket appears to have at one time been protected by an older style brodart like cover with trace remanants of the adhesives used to seal the mylar on the endpages. Jacklet flap folds a little relaxed and spine perhaps a trifle sunned, Bright clean and attractive copy. Higgins penned both the novel and the screenplay; the film directed by Hal Ashby has captivated film enthusiasts now over several generations. VG+/VG+. Seller Inventory # 50875
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The author's first book. Made into the 1972 cult classic film. Stated first edition. Very good in a very good (moderate edge wear with a chip at the crown of the spine) dust jacket. ; 145 pages. Seller Inventory # 70430
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