HIGGINS, Colin.
Harold and Maude.
London: Heinemann , 1971.
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“A lot of people enjoy being dead. But they are not dead, really. They're just backing away from life. Reach out. Take a chance. Get hurt even": First edition of Colin Higgins' Harold and Maude; inscribed by him
First edition of the classic 1971 American coming-of-age dark comedy–drama film directed by Hal Ashby and released by Paramount Pictures. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For my old pal Toy - from his new friend and fan! Peace & love, Colin May 1975." The recipient was Tay Garnett was one of the great American film directors of Hollywood's Golden Age, best known for the MGM film noir masterpiece, The Postman Always Rings Twice. Higgins, an Australian-American screenwriter and director, best known for his screenplays Harold and Maude and Silver Streak and, as both screenwriter and director for Foul Play, 9 to 5 and Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Ron Alexander.
The basis for the 1971 dark comedy drama of the same name, Harold and Maude follows the story of Harold, a neurotic teenager who enjoys funerals and visits to the cemetery, and Maude, an eighty-two year old lady still in love with life. Critically and commercially unsuccessful when originally released, the film developed a cult following and in 1983 began making a profit. The film is ranked number 45 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Funniest Movies of all Time and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1997, for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant"
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