{"product_id":"the-rambo-report-isbn-9780806543574","title":"The Rambo Report","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate guide to the Rambo phenomenon—from bestselling novel to Hollywood blockbuster to all-American hero, legend, and icon—written with the full cooperation of Rambo’s creator, bestselling author David Morrell . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the beginning,  Rambo was more than a character in a 1972 novel by David Morrell. He was the culmination of the author’s personal encounters with veterans returning from the Vietnam War. The 1982 movie adaptation of \u003ci\u003eFirst Blood\u003c\/i\u003e reflected the novel’s powerful insights into a troubled veteran’s post-war experience. Then in 1985, the film’s explosive sequel \u003ci\u003eRambo: First Blood Part II\u003c\/i\u003e transformed the character into something shockingly different. With a focus on blood-and-guts action—and the beefed-up muscles of Sylvester Stallone—Rambo became an invincible one-man army. A new kind of hero for a new day in America.  A full-blown pop-culture icon as controversial as he was crowd-pleasing—blasting his way through the most influential action film franchise in Hollywood history . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rambo legend was born.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive feature films. Three novels. Seven video games. Countless comic books, action figures, and even an animated TV show for kids. The Rambo machine has been as unstoppable as Rambo himself. Now for the first time, Hollywood insider Nat Segaloff digs deep into the man, the myth, and the massive impact of the phenomenon known as “The Rambo Effect.” Packed with behind-the-scenes anecdotes, sharp cultural insights, and ongoing debates about violence in the media, this is an explosive no-holds-barred report from the front lines of Hollywood myth-making. A must-read for Rambo fans, movies buffs, and anyone interested in American culture . . .\u003cb\u003ePraise for Nat Segaloff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A terrific ‘behind-the-scenes’ look at the entire Rambo phenomenon that’s written in an appropriately breezy, conversational style. It also takes into account the cultural backdrop at the time each project was conceived and produced—and the impact it had on the reshaping of the Rambo character. You don’t have to be a fan of the movies to enjoy this book, which is a revealing look at the film industry and the development process.” \u003cb\u003e—Lee Goldberg, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Monk series\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Finally! The definitive work on the global phenomenon that is Rambo has arrived! From his inception in the mind of the great David Morrell to his introduction in 1972’s novel, \u003ci\u003eFirst Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, through two subsequent novelizations and five Sylvester Stallone films, Nat Segaloff explores a character who reflected the changing mores of a nation and became a cultural icon. \u003ci\u003eThe Rambo Report \u003c\/i\u003eis more than a book that celebrates one of the most significant and compelling characters of the past century—it is a time machine that takes the reader on Rambo’s journey from ‘some nothing kid for all anybody knew’ (the novel’s first sentence) through a metamorphosis and ascension to the status of legend. \u003ci\u003eThe Rambo Report\u003c\/i\u003e far exceeded my highest expectations!” \u003cb\u003e—Jack Carr, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of The Terminal List series, on \u003ci\u003eThe Rambo Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As he did in \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist Legacy: 50 Years of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSay Hello to My Little Friend: A Century of Scarface\u003c\/i\u003e, Nat Segaloff both recounts and celebrates the Rambo films, novels, and the people who created them. He shows that they were more than action movies—they were a phenomenon that provides us with a sharp-eyed, highly readable record of the times in which they were made.” \u003cb\u003e—Lawrence Grobel, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hustons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConversations with Capote\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAl Pacino: In Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eConversations with Brando\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Rambo Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“As both a film writer and a lifelong fan of all things Rambo, I’m happy to say that \u003ci\u003eThe Rambo Report\u003c\/i\u003e is, and will forever be, the definitive work on the subject. Nat Segaloff covers every aspect of Rambo’s history, significance, and enduring impact on American culture.” \u003cb\u003e—Andy Rausch, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Films of Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Taking of New York City: Crime on the Screen and in the Streets of the Big Apple in the 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eThe Rambo Report\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A decade after establishing himself as an intensely low-key version of the American gangster as Michael Corleone in \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e, Al Pacino created a legendary role of a different sort in Brian De Palma’s high-octane 1983 remake of the 1932 gangster drama \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e. Veteran film writer Nat Segaloff’s \u003ci\u003eSay Hello to My Little Friend\u003c\/i\u003e marinates in the merging of massive egos in a high-stakes context but also offers digressions into the history of the Cuban drug trade and the evolution of the American dream by way of the criminal underground. Mr. De Palma’s \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e was a box office bomb upon its release, but as a brute-force commentary on unhinged avarice, it has taken on mythic dimensions in the 40 years since its release. Mr. Segaloff rhapsodically captures the manic appeal of a once-reviled and now fetishized gangland odyssey.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eSay Hello to My Little Friend\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Not content with tracing the origins, production, reception, and legacy of Howard Hawks’s film and Brian De Palma’s remake with an incredible wealth of detail, Nat Segaloff takes digressions into the history of the main players, Prohibition, the cocaine trade, and many other subjects, always in a concise and entertaining manner. For all these reasons, \u003ci\u003eSay Hello to My Little Friend\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate all-in-one guide on Scarface that will teach you everything and more.” \u003cb\u003e—Laurent Vachaud, co-author of \u003ci\u003eDe Palma on De Palma\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eSay Hello to My Little Friend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant. One of my favorite films. So many ways to look at it. So much I didn’t know. Nat Segaloff is that rare film scholar: as entertaining as he’s informative.”\u003cb\u003e —David Morrell, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Blood\u003c\/i\u003e (Rambo), on \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The power of Nat Segaloff's research should compel fans to pick up a copy of the behind-the-scenes book.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Entertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In his dutiful, soup-to-nuts book about the movie and its legacy, Segaloff, who was publicity director for a Boston theater chain where the movie showed during its original run, addresses the question of what made so many ‘Exorcist’ viewers throw up.\u003cb\u003e” \u003ci\u003e—The Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Exorcist Legacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This encyclopedic overview of the Exorcist franchise by film historian Segaloff (\u003ci\u003eMore Fire!\u003c\/i\u003e) will satisfy even the most obsessive fans. A publicist on the original 1973 film directed by William Friedkin . . . the author’s love for the original film buoys this, and his insights into how Blatty’s ruminations on faith and the existence of God animate his book and screenplay shed new light on the story. The result is a competent celebration of a horror classic.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist Legacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“After writing one of the great books about directors—\u003ci\u003eHurricane Billy\u003c\/i\u003e—and one of the preeminent making-of studies in recent years—\u003ci\u003eSay Hello to My Little Friend\u003c\/i\u003e—Nat Segaloff has gone ‘deep dive’ into one of the most interesting film franchises in our lifetime. His examination of the Rambo series, while deeply entertaining and immensely well-researched, is more importantly an examination of not just a film series, and not just the industry, but of America itself. This book, which took me just two days to read, left me wiser about both my business and my country.” \u003cb\u003e—Rod Lurie, writer-director, \u003ci\u003eThe Contender\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Outpost\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLucky Strike\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNat Segaloff\u003c\/b\u003e has been a movie publicist and film critic (not at the same time), TV producer, college teacher, reporter, and broadcaster. He has brought all those skills to over 30 books, most of them about film history and filmmakers. His print and TV biographies include those of John Belushi, Larry King, Arthur Penn, Harlan Ellison, William Friedkin, John Milius, Paul Mazursky, Stan Lee, Stirling Silliphant, Walon Green, and Shari Lewis \u0026amp; Lamb Chop. 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