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Frank
- The True Story that Inspired the Movie
- Narrated by: Jon Ronson
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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Frank
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Publisher's Summary
In the late 1980s Jon Ronson was the keyboard player in the Frank Sidebottom Oh Blimey Big Band. Frank wore a big fake head. Nobody outside his inner circle knew his true identity. This became the subject of feverish speculation during his zenith years. Together, they rode relatively high. Then it all went wrong.
Twenty-five years later and Jon has co-written a movie, Frank, inspired by his time in this great and bizarre band. Frank is set for release in 2014, starring Michael Fassbender, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Domhnall Gleeson and directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
Frank: The True Story that Inspired the Movie is a memoir of funny, sad times and a tribute to outsider artists too wonderfully strange to ever make it in the mainstream. It tells the true story behind the fictionalized movie.
Jon Ronson is an award-winning writer and documentary maker. He is the author of four best sellers, Them: Adventures with Extremists, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Psychopath Test and Lost at Sea: The Jon Ronson Mysteries, and two collections, Out of the Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness and What I Do: More True Tales of Everyday Craziness. He lives in London and New York City.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-07-2017
great addition to movie
really enjoyed the movie and equally enjoyed the story behind it.
narration from Jon Robson was great as well.
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- Andy Newton
- 18-10-2020
Great story adding another layer to a great film.
Jon Ronson writes and reads his book so well. I’ve been a fan of JR for a while and loved the movie Frank, so May have come into this a bit biased but it didn’t disappoint.
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- Bec Booton
- 10-11-2015
Interesting Jon Ronson backstory
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This one is shorter than the rest and more about Jon’s own history. He uses his witty style to remember the days he was in a band with ‘Frank’. It was also made into a movie and it’s very clever! Loved it!
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