So, why don't you make like a tree and get outta here - and start reading!We Don't Need Roads is your density.
Caseen Gaines is a popular culture historian. He is the author of Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse- The Untold, Unauthorized, and Unpredictable Story of a Pop Phenomenon, which received the 2012 Independent Publisher's Book Award - Silver Medal in the Popular Culture / Leisure category, as well as A Christmas Story- Behind the Scenes of a Holiday Classic. Caseen also directs theater and teaches high school English in New Jersey, where he lives. He aspires to be a Renaissance Man and fears being a jack of all trades.
"Caseen Gaines has written a very compelling and enjoyable history
of our trilogy. For me, reading it was like going back in time. And
- Great Scott - there were even a few anecdotes that I'd never
heard!" - Bob Gale, co-creator, co-producer, and co-writer of the
Back to the Future trilogy
"The most enlightening and informative book I've read since Grays
Sports Almanac. Every true fan of the Holy Trilogy should own a
copy... It's your density."
-Ernest Cline, DeLorean owner/Author of Ready Player One
"We Don't Need Roads is the truly fascinating story of how one
of America's greatest movie franchises came to be. Caseen Gaines'
in-depth research and unprecedented look at Robert Zemeckis' series
proves that the journey to make a perfect movie is anything but
perfect. It's a must read for any true Back to the
Future lover and anyone who wants to peek behind the curtain
to see how films get made." - Adam F. Goldberg, creator of
ABC's The Goldbergs
"Read this book, then watch the movie for the umpteenth time.
You'll appreciate Back to the Future all the more thanks to Caseen
Gaines' muscular reporting and conversational writing style." -
Michael Davis, New York Times bestselling author of Street Gang:
The Complete History of Sesame Street
"What fun! Deeply researched and engagingly written, Caseen Gaines'
We Don't Need Roads is the book Back to the Future fans have been
craving for decades. Geekily enthusiastic and chock full of
never-before-heard tales of what went on both on and off the
screen, We Don't Need Roads is a book worthy of the beloved trilogy
itself." - Brian Jay Jones, New York Times bestselling author of
Jim Henson: The Biography
“Impressively exhaustive...[We Don't Need Roads is] an enthusiastic
and thorough oral history.” —NPR
“A must-read for Future fans, media studies students, aspiring
filmmakers, and time-travel buffs.” —Library Journal
"An incredibly revealing look at a film series that helped change
Hollywood...if you love movies, you should pick this book up."
—io9.com
"Even if you are a hardcore fan, this book can at times feel like a
revelation; like
hitting-one’s-head-on-the-edge-of-a-toilet-and-suddenly-understanding-flux-capacitors
revelations." —Film School Rejects
"Even the most knowledgeable Future fans will find much
to learn from this intricately detailed and exhaustively researched
book. But it's not just the depth of Gaines's knowledge and the
scope of his interviews that impresses; he clearly adores these
films and understands their importance to popular cinema, and that
love and understanding shines through the text." - Jason
Bailey, author of Pulp Fiction: The Complete Story of Quentin
Tarantino's Masterpiece
“The 30th anniversary of the Back to the Future trilogy
is the perfect time for a book celebrating and examining the
greatest comedy science fiction time travel trilogy ever made.
With over five hundred hours of interviews with key cast and
crew members, Caseen Gaines’ book is a delightful way to
travel back to the future and relive those wonderful times
with Marty McFly, his family, friends, and enemies – not
to mention the inimitable Doc Brown. Strap into your DeLorean
and get ready for the ride of your life!” - Marc Scott Zicree,
author of The Twilight Zone Companion
"We Don’t Need Roads is essential for any Back To the Future
fan. Not only does Caseen Gaines offer up a meticulously
crafted and entertaining account of one of the most beloved
time-traveling franchises in movie history, but he uses his
access to take an incisive look behind-the-scenes of Hollywood
filmmaking. A must read for all pop culture aficionados."
Larry Landsman, author of Planet of the Apes Revisited
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