{"product_id":"9780061966316","title":"Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Michael Adams's book is great fun! No one intends to make a truly bad movie, but when they do, Michael Adams will be there to watch it...and make it entertaining!\" —John Landis, director of \u003cem\u003eTrading Places \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Blues Brothers \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eShowgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies\u003c\/em\u003e, film critic Michael Adams embarks on a year-long odyssey to discover the worst movie ever made, which \u003cem\u003eMystery Science Theater 3000\u003c\/em\u003e star, writer, and director Kevin Murphy calls \"disturbingly comprehensive, joyously critical, and the best of its kind.\" From all-time cult classics such as \u003cem\u003eReefer Madness \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003ePlan 9 from Outer Space\u003c\/em\u003e to new entries to the pantheon such as \u003cem\u003eGigli\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBaby Geniuses\u003c\/em\u003e, no genre, star, or director is safe from Adams’s acerbic wit and hilarious observations. In the vein of A.J. Jacobs’s New York Times bestselling book \u003cem\u003eThe Know-It-All\u003c\/em\u003e, and with the snarky sarcasm of television’s \u003cem\u003eMystery Science Theater 3000 \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Soup\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShowgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies\u003c\/em\u003e leaves no stone unturned. With a foreword by cult director George A. Romero (\u003cem\u003eNight of the Living Dead \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDawn of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153349722352,"sku":"9780061966316","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780061966316_p0.jpg?v=1769910355","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780061966316","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}