Sinopsis de CARSICK: JOHN WATERS HITCHHIKES ACROSS AMERICA
A cross-country hitchhiking journey with America''s most beloved weirdo.
John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "I''m Not Psycho," he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film director with genteel manners or the unsuspecting travelers transporting the Pope of Trash?
Before he leaves for this bizarre adventure, Waters fantasizes about the best and worst possible scenarios: a friendly drug dealer hands over piles of cash to finance films with no questions asked, a demolition-derby driver makes a filthy sexual request in the middle of a race, a gun-toting drunk terrorizes and holds him hostage, and a Kansas vice squad entraps and throws him in jail. So what really happens when this cult legend sticks out his thumb and faces the open road? His real-life rides include a gentle eighty-one-year-old farmer who is convinced Waters is a hobo, an indie band on tour, and the perverse filmmaker''s unexpected hero: a young, sandy-haired Republican in a Corvette.
Laced with subversive humor and warm intelligence, Carsick is an unforgettable vacation with a wickedly funny companion--and a celebration of America''s weird, astonishing, and generous citizenry.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Farrar, Straus And Giroux
ISBN: 9780374298630
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 336
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 03/06/2014
Año de edición: 2014
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por John Waters
Nacido en 1946 en Baltimore, Estados Unidos, con una filmografía indecente y encantadora, llena de atentados contra los límites del docoro, John Waters justifica holgadamente la dignidad con la que William Burroughs lo invistiera al designarlo “pontífice del trash”. Se convirtió en un director de culto en los años 70 gracias a sus comedias groseras, satíricas e irreverentes. Con títulos como Pink Flamingos, Polyester Hairspray o Cry Baby, el director, guionista, productor, actor, fotógrafo y montador es un referente básico del cine undergound más sucio, fresco y desvergonzado. Influenciado por gente tan diversa como William Castle, Federico Fellini, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Russ Meyer o Andy Warhol, Waters se ha hecho de una reputación por la que a veces se lo denomina “el rey del mal gusto”.