Harry Medved, Bruce Akiyama

Hollywood Escapes (eBook, ePUB)

The Moviegoer's Guide to Exploring Southern California's Great Outdoors

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"A perfect blend of show biz lore and wanderlust . . . Hollywood Escapes allows us to re-experience, in the flesh, the great escapism that movies provide." -Brad Schreiber, Entertainment Today

LET THE MOVIES BE YOUR GUIDE!

• Hike THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE Trail!
• Behold the KILL BILL Chapel!
• Enter THE DOORS Indian Caves!
• Swim at BEACH BLANKET BINGO's Malibu!
• Escape to SOME LIKE IT HOT's Resort!
• Raft the STAGECOACH River!
• Explore HIGH PLAIN DRIFTER's Ghostly Lake!
• Trek to the LOST HORIZON Waterfall!
• Discover the STAR WARS Sand Dunes!

Here is the first comprehensive guide to Southern California's outdoor filming locations taking you to more than fifty of the Golden State's most cinematic beaches, mountains, deserts, lakes, hot springs and waterfalls. Illustrated with over one hundred scenic photos and twenty easy-to-read maps, Hollywood Escapes: The Moviegoer's Guide to Exploring Southern California's Great Outdoors not only takes you to movie history's most memorable destinations, but also recommends places to dine and lodge along the way, from mountain hideaways to beach side resorts.

Written by inveterate movie buffs and outdoors enthusiasts Harry Medved and Bruce Akiyama, these two native Southern Californians have interviewed dozens of actors, filmmakers, location scouts and rangers to help you explore Hollywood's most spectacular scenery.

"What a neat book! . . . a guidebook to Southern California that's equal parts history, roadmap, restaurant guide, and pop culture catalogue." -Leonard Maltin, New York Times-bestselling author of Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Griffin
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781429907170
• Artikelnr.: 39938759

Autorenporträt

A Southern California native, Medved has served as an entertainment publicist for Yahoo!, Warner Bros. Online and the Screen Actors Guild. Prior to creating the "Lost and Found" travel column for the Pasadena Star-News, he co-authored the popular movie books The Fifty Worst Films of All Time, The Golden Turkey Awards and The Hollywood Hall of Shame. He lives in Santa Monica with his wife Michele and family.