There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale - A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Lord of the Rings

There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale - A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Lord of the Rings

by Sean Astin (Author), Joe Layden (Author)

Synopsis

When Sean Astin, veteran Hollywood actor of over 30 movies including The Goonies, and Rudy, landed the part of Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings, he knew it was going to be different to anything he'd ever worked on before. Here he shares his heartfelt opinions on his early movies, how he got the part of Sam at that point in his career, and what it was like to be on set for nearly two years of his life. How did he and the other cast members get along? What were the excitements and the dangers they faced during filming? What happened the evening that Elijah Wood lost the keys to his room? How did Sir Ian McKellen cope when he didn't like the music the hobbits listened to during make-up and what happened when the crew considered striking? Revealing and immensely readable, There and Back Again is the behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to be involved in the making of one of the biggest movie franchises of all time.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 348
Edition: 1st Edition.1st Printing
Publisher: Virgin Books
Published: 23 Sep 2004

ISBN 10: 1852271493
ISBN 13: 9781852271497

Author Bio
Sean Astin plays Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy and is a veteran of over 30 movies, including The Goonies, having successfully made the transition from child star to adult star. Joe Layden is a journalist and the author of over 30 books, including The Rock Says... (with the wrestling legend), which spent five months in the New York Times bestseller list.