The Official Razzie Movie Guide

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The Official Razzie Movie Guide

A man in an Ape costume making a gesture with his middle finger
Book cover

AuthorJohn Wilson
Cover artistBrigid Pearson (cover design)[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFilm
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherWarner Books
Publication date
2005
Pages380
ISBN
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0-446-69334-0
OCLC56033390
Preceded byEverything I Know I Learned at the Movies 

The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst is a book about the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies), written by John Wilson, founder of the awards ceremony. The book was published in 2005 by Warner Books, the same year as the 25th Golden Raspberry Awards.[2]


The book includes an introduction by Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers, a brief history of the Golden Raspberry Awards, and entries on films organized thematically which include plot summaries and reviews by Wilson. Wilson comments on and discusses his picks for the worst films of all time. The Official Razzie Movie Guide received a positive review in Library Journal, where it was compared to Golden Turkey Awards and The Fifty Worst Films of All Time. The book also received positive reception in Wilmington Star-News the Associated Press and the Long Beach Press-Telegram, but a more critical review in The Evening Standard.




Contents





  • 1 Contents


  • 2 Marketing


  • 3 Reception


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 Further reading


  • 7 External links




Contents


The introduction is by Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers, a voting member of the Golden Raspberry Awards Foundation.[3] The book begins with selected quotes from the reviewers of such films as The Blue Lagoon, From Justin to Kelly, and Color of Night.[4] The book also includes a brief history of the Golden Raspberry Awards.[3] Wilson lists and discusses his picks of the 100 worst films of Hollywood.[5]


The chapters all deal with bad movies, and are organized thematically with titles such as "Disasters ... In Every Sense." and "Can't Stop the Musicals".[6] Each movie entry includes credits of the cast and crew, excerpts of dialogue from the movie, and a plot summary and review by Wilson.[6] Wilson's picks of the ten worst films include The Adventurers (1970), Battlefield Earth (2000), Body of Evidence (1993), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Glen or Glenda (1953), The Lonely Lady (1983), Mommie Dearest (1981), The Oscar (1966), Showgirls (1995) and Xanadu (1980).[7]



Marketing


Pat Nason of United Press International (UPI) wrote that marketing of the book "may have been somewhat complicated by the cover art", which shows an actor in a gorilla costume with his middle finger raised, taken from the 1976 film A*P*E.[3] Wilson had originally wanted the gorilla picture to appear on the back cover of the book; however, Warner Books stated it must appear on the book's front cover.[3] "It might stand as an apt emblem of the Razzies themselves," commented Nason.[3] "We are not PC. We do not pull punches. We do not pay attention to the basic rules of decorum. Hopefully the humor with which it is packaged takes a little of the sting out of it", said Wilson to UPI.[3] Christopher Borrelli of The Toledo Blade described the book as "a merchandising tie-in" to the Golden Raspberry Awards.[8] Wilson announced the nominees for the 25th Golden Raspberry Awards at a book signing for The Official Razzie Movie Guide at Brentano's in Century City, Los Angeles, California.[9]



Reception



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"For each film, Wilson provides cast and crew credits, a wonderfully droll review, dialog excerpts, and his own acerbic plot summary."

 —Library Journal[6]



The Official Razzie Movie Guide received generally positive reviews from critics.


Barry X. Miller reviewed the book for Library Journal, and wrote "Wilson's text is a surfeit of saccharine Goobers and gooey Ju Ju Bees, empty calories but fun to eat."[6] Miller compared to the book to Golden Turkey Awards and The Fifty Worst Films of All Time.[6] Miller commented that Wilson provides "a wonderfully droll review" for each film entry in the book.[6] Ben Steelman of the Wilmington Star-News called the book a "handy volume", and commented "in loving detail, Mr. Wilson describes his 100 favorites among the Worst Movies Ever Made",[2] David Germain of the Associated Press wrote that Wilson discusses "his take on the 100 most awful—yet perversely fun—movies to watch".[5] Jenny Marder of the Long Beach Press-Telegram noted "Wilson, creator of the Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, has become the authority for all movies so dreadful, they're laughable, so excruciating, they're, well, award-winning."[4]


Catherine Shoard of The Evening Standard took a less enthusiastic approach to the book, describing it as "a companion book to the annual Golden Raspberry awards", and saying that "it's a shame elderly duds get more space than recent winners, and Wilson's style, though amusing, is never really more than descriptive. Still, that's all some films require ..."[10]



See also


  • Golden Raspberry Awards

  • 25th Golden Raspberry Awards


References




  1. ^ Wilson, John (2005). The Official Razzie Movie Guide. Warner Books. p. Copyright page. ISBN 0-446-69334-0. OCLC 56033390.


  2. ^ ab Steelman, Ben (January 20, 2005). "Ben on Film – All that razz Getting ready for the Razzies, the 'awards' that celebrate the worst films, and actors, of the year". Wilmington Star-News. p. 25.


  3. ^ abcdef Nason, Pat (January 25, 2005). "Feature: Silver bells for Golden Raspberry". UPI News. United Press International.


  4. ^ ab Marder, Jenny (February 26, 2005). "Razzin' the Dregs of Hollywood Dreck – Film: Cerritos' John Wilson Marks His Golden Raspberry Awards' 25th Year With A Guide to Cinematic Slumming". Long Beach Press-Telegram. p. A–1.


  5. ^ ab Germain, David(Associated Press) (February 26, 2005). "25 Years of Razzing Hollywood's Stinkers". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Sun-Sentinel Company. p. 7D.


  6. ^ abcdef Miller, Barry X. (January 1, 2005). "Wilson, John. The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst". Library Journal. Reed Business Information. 130 (1): 116.


  7. ^ Long Beach Press-Telegram staff (February 26, 2005). ""The Official Razzie Movie Guide" – Worst Films". Long Beach Press-Telegram. p. A15.


  8. ^ Borrelli, Christopher (February 23, 2005). "The Golden Raspberries: 25 years of the worst movies". The Toledo Blade. p. D1.


  9. ^ City News Service staff (January 24, 2005). "Razzies". City News Service. City News Service, Inc.


  10. ^ Shoard, Catherine (December 19, 2005). "Evening Standard: Connery". The Evening Standard.



Further reading



  • Levin, Martin. "Movie mania – Shelf Life: 5 books about the movie industry". The Globe and Mail. p. D25.


External links





  • John Wilson on IMDb







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