Father of the Blob : The Making of a Monster Smash and Other Hollywood Tales

Jack H. Harris started out as a child performer in vaudeville and has done everything related to the movies including projectionist, usher, theatre manager, actor, distributor and producer. His life encompasses the history of the movies and so do the anecdotes he so eloquently shares. There's plenty of celebrity "dish," but in a nice way. Whether talking about Burns and Allen, Mary Pickford, Laurel and Hardy, Howard Hughes, Jack Nicholson, Jackie Kennedy, Natalie Wood or Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters, he's got the stories. Some of those he helped to start in the business include Steve McQueen, Patty Duke, Ivan Reitman, John Carpenter, John Landis and so many more. You can literally finish this book and know how to make, distribute and exploit a film. THE BLOB was his first movie, and surprisingly has turned out to be his forever movie. He's made 30 others including DINOSAURUS, 4D MAN, EQUINOX, EYES OF LAURA MARS, and one of Hugh Hefner's favorites, PARADISIO. He's working on a deal for a feature remake of THE BLOB as well as developing a musical stage version. Jack has lived out the axiom, "The only thing positive is the negative," as he owns most of his films. The kicker is, he's 90, and as vital of a movie man as ever. The personal story woven throughout includes the immigration of his parents from Romania, WWII heroism and his romances. It's the true grit of a man who says, "Everything good that has happened in his life, he made happen." He's an eternal optimist and it shows. He gives us all hope When it comes to movies, Jack H. Harris has done it all - exhibition, distribution and film production. The secret to a movie's success is "the story" and he hit it the first time out with THE BLOB. It's still a public pleaser, annually celebrated at BLOBFEST. 30 plus films, famous friends, and countless discoveries followed for this Producer who knew he could handle anything including WWII, great success, temporary reversals, family thrills and the long awaited union with his soul mate Judith, now married 27 years. About the Book: Jack H. Harris started out as a child performer in vaudeville and has done everything related to the movies including projectionist, usher, theatre manager, actor, distributor and producer. Whether talking about Burns and Allen, Mary Pickford, Laurel and Hardy, Howard Hughes, Jack Nicholson, Jackie Kennedy, Natalie Wood or Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters, he's got the stories. Some of those he helped to start in the business include Steve McQueen, Patty Duke, Ivan Reitman, John Carpenter, John Landis and so many more. You can literally finish this book and know how to make, distribute and exploit a film. THE BLOB was his first movie, and surprisingly has turned out to be his forever movie. He's made 30 others including DINOSAURS, 4D MAN, EQUINOX, EYES OF LAURA MARS, and one of Hugh Hefner's favorites, PARADISIO.