{"product_id":"2940173630285","title":"Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother : Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker","description":"\u003cb\u003eFilm and television director Barry Sonnenfeld's outrageous and hilarious memoir traces his idiosyncratic upbringing in New York City, his breaking into film as a cinematographer with the Coen brothers, and his unexpected career as the director behind such huge film franchises as \u003ci\u003eThe Addams Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMen in Black\u003c\/i\u003e, and beloved work like \u003ci\u003eGet Shorty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePushing Daises\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Series of Unfortunate Events.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry Sonnenfeld's philosophy is, \"Regret the Past. Fear the Present. Dread the Future.\" Told in his unmistakable voice, \u003ci\u003eBarry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother \u003c\/i\u003eis a laugh-out-loud memoir about coming of age. Constantly threatened with suicide by his over-protective mother, disillusioned by the father he worshiped, and abused by a demonic relative, Sonnenfeld somehow went on to become one of Hollywood's most successful producers and directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with poignant insight and real-life irony, the audio book follows Sonnenfeld from childhood as a French horn player through graduate film school at NYU, where he developed his talent for cinematography. His first job after graduating was shooting nine feature length pornos in nine days. From that humble entrée, he went on to form a friendship with the Coen Brothers, launching his career shooting their first three films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Sonnenfeld had no ambition to direct, Scott Rudin convinced him to be the director of \u003ci\u003eThe Addams Family\u003c\/i\u003e. It was a successful career move. He went on to direct many more films and television shows. Will Smith once joked that he wanted to take Sonnenfeld to Philadelphia public schools and say, \"If this guy could end up as a successful film director on big budget films, anyone can.\" This audio book is a fascinating and hilarious roadmap for anyone who thinks they can't succeed in life because of a rough beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100404465904,"sku":"2940173630285","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940173630285_p0.jpg?v=1772803948","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940173630285","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}