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Title: Hurlyburly and Those the River Keeps: Two Plays by David Rabe ISBN: 0-8021-3351-7 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: August, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: See the movie!
Comment: I guess in all fairness I shouldn't be writing a review because I've never even read the book. Despite that, I've read the screenplay for Hurlyburly which David Rabe wrote starring Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey and I can't help but tell everyone how great it is. I'm a film student at the University of Miami and like most other aspiring screenwriters and directors I am constantly shuffling through feature films for something of substance. Hurlyburly, the movie that is, really blew me away and I can't wait to read the book version. The dialogue and the ensemble cast made for one of the most dramatic black comedies I have ever seen. It depicts a bunch of ambitious Hollywood players who are desperately trying to find meaning in their lives. The words and interaction are so powerful and well crafted that it has made Hurlyburly one of my all time favorites. I'm looking forward to reading more of David Rabe's work. Yes, you've probably never heard of it, but that can only mean one thing...It's great!
Rating: 2
Summary: Wordy, Wordy
Comment: I'll limit my remarks to Hurlyburly. Wordy. Way too wordy. Way too long as a play. Maybe two acts too long. With characters that, by act 2, I grew to hate. Their endless droning and complaining was boring and seemingly pointless. I didn't like these characters, didn't find them interesting and didn't find them to be intelligent or insightful enough to hold three acts together. I'll stop right here. I don't want to appear to be too wordy.
Rating: 3
Summary: interesting play
Comment: i found this play to be very interesting. i don't know if i'd call it a comedy, other than the absurdity of the characters. it's one i'd be interested in seeing performed.
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Title: In the Boom Boom Room by David Rabe ISBN: 0802151949 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: November, 1986 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Glengarry Glen Ross: A Play by David Mamet ISBN: 0802130917 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: September, 1992 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Oleanna : A Play by David Mamet ISBN: 067974536X Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 04 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: The Vietnam Plays: The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel: Sticks and Bones by David Rabe ISBN: 0802133134 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: June, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen, Haskel Frankel ISBN: 0025473905 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 September, 1973 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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