It’s funny how there are some stuntmen that have done some incredible work over their careers, yet for the most part, they go unnoticed. Unless they portray a famous movie monster, such as Jason Vorhees or Michael Myers, and then their fan base explodes. That’s great and all, but it’s a shame that it takes something like playing Jason to bring attention to their career, that could be amazing in its own right! But again, whatever helps, right? I’ve talked to many stuntmen over the years, and it always amazes me the work they do with little or no credit, so I am always excited when the spotlight gets put on them. That is the one thing that playing famous movie monsters can do, so for that, because when you work in the horror genre, us fans take notice!
To help with that education even more so, Harker Press has announced their latest book, Dick Warlock: The Shame of My Career by Warlock, along with John Copeman and Kevin Dennis. Warlock has over 200 credits in the stunt world, playing in just about every type of genre out there, but also doing plenty of work in the horror genre. From his work with John Carpenter to even before that working with Spielberg and even Alfred Hitchcock, Warlock’s career that has spanned over 40 years is just epic. And now you will get to read all the details about it.
The book has special introduction from Kurt Russell, who Warlock body-doubled for in a couple of films, as well as interviews with co-workers like directors Rick Rosenthal and Tommy Lee Wallace, cinematographer Dean Cundey, fellow stuntman Tom Morga, and actress Pamela Susan Shoop. You also get a guest chapter written by Halloween II co-star Lance Guest! Add in hundreds of rare color photos, many of them never-before-published, call sheets, production paperwork, as well as personal notes from the likes of Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Jamie Lee Curtis, Debra Hill, and more.
If you’re a fan of John Carpenter and the Halloween series, then that alone is enough to make you want to get this book. But I would say that if you’re a movie lover in general, learning more about what these dedicated and hard-working stuntmen do on a daily basis, would be more than worth your time and money. It’s available in hardcover for $58.89 or softcover for $36.09 on Amazon. Just click HERE.
And if you enjoy books on different films and those behind them, head over to Harker Press and see their amazing titles they offer. I’ve read quite a few of them and they have all be great. Just click HERE to get there and start your own discovering.
