Edgar Wright Recommended Books
Edgar Wright has recommended 44 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Edgar Wright is an English film director, screenwriter and producer.
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A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away
My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits―Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More
"Loved that book." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Jews Don’t Count
A Times Book of the Year 2021
"A fascinating, thought provoking and thorough account of the biases, blind spots and hypocrisies of progressives." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Mike Nichols
A Life
"An incredible document of a life well lived (10 times over)." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Books of Blood (6 books)
"I loved [these books]." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Five Came Back
A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Pictures at a Revolution
Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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Them
Adventures with Extremists
"I'm not sure there's been a non-fiction book that was more of an ominous bellwether of what was to come..." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Rebel without a Crew
Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
"Great book." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Seduction
Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Tinseltown
Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Buzz
The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Hollywood Babylon
The Legendary Underground Classic of Hollywood's Darkest and Best Kept Secrets
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Dolce Vita Confidential
Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome
"About the post war cultural explosion in Italy, including the creation of the paparazzi." - Edgar Wright (Source)
The Castle on Sunset
Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
"About love, sex and death at the Chateau Marmont." - Edgar Wright (Source)
The Devil's Candy
The Anatomy Of A Hollywood Fiasco
Edgar Wright mentioned this book on Twitter. (Source)
Perfect Sound Whatever
"Posits his theory that 2016 was the best year for music." - Edgar Wright (Source)
1971
Never A Dull Moment
"Posits 1971 was the most important year in music." - Edgar Wright (Source)
The Show That Never Ends
The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
"Funny and affectionate dive into the history of prog rock." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Lonely Boy
Tales from a Sex Pistol
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Meet Me in the Bathroom
Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
A Kim Jong-Il Production
The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Blitzed
Drugs in the Third Reich
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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Who the Hell's in It
Conversations with Hollywood's Legendary Actors
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
The Sculptor
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
On Writing
A Memoir of the Craft
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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The Devil in the White City
A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Shock Value
How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror
"Great book on horror masters." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Hard-Boiled Hollywood
Crime and Punishment in Postwar Los Angeles
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Less Than Zero
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Monty Python's Tunisian Holiday
My Life with Brian
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Little Deaths
A Novel
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Caddyshack
The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Black Hole
Edgar Wright recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
Rat Pack Confidential
Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party
"Great stuff." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Funny Girl
A Novel
"I loved [this book] and now have a fictional crush on Sophie Straw." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Grasshopper Jungle
"Read this book. You will enjoy." - Edgar Wright (Source)
Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses
Roger Corman: King of the B-movie
"For anyone interested in movie making I highly recommend [this book]." - Edgar Wright (Source)
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The Life and Times of Paul Raymond
"Makes me eager to see the upcoming Coogan biopic." - Edgar Wright (Source)
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