{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-family-by-barry-hertz-9781538771037","title":"Welcome to the Family","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first-ever deeply reported look inside the surprising history and contentious future of Hollywood's most unlikely blockbuster - the \u003cem\u003eFast \u0026amp; Furious\u003c\/em\u003e franchise - a series that uncannily anticipated the shifting currents of pop culture while changing the business of global entertainment at the same time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do Miami drug traffickers, bloodthirsty Yakuza warriors, Corona-soaked backyard BBQs, Dame Helen Mirren, and a duct-taped 1984 Pontiac Fiero-turned-rocket-fueled spaceship have in common? They are all essential elements of the ever-expanding, logic- and laws-of-physics-defying \u003cem\u003eFast \u0026amp; Furious\u003c\/em\u003e universe: the most entertaining, outlandish, and secretly genius Hollywood creation that everyone has taken for granted - until now. Through an escalating series of high-risk manoeuvres - from synapse-stretching stunts to timeline-bending narratives to explosive PR wars between the biggest, baddest, baldest egos in showbiz - the Fast family (and it is a family above all else) has redefined the art and commerce of popcorn moviemaking. And the gang did it all while staring down the kind of monumental, soul-rattling challenges - the death of a star, the upheaval of an industry - that would have crushed the speed and spirit of any other filmmaking team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn unauthorized journey into the makings of a cinematic saga unlike any other, \u003cem\u003eWelcome to the Family\u003c\/em\u003e exposes the stranger-than-fan-fiction journey of the franchise from the ground up. Through rigorous behind-the-scenes reporting and incisive cultural commentary, writer Barry Hertz's ride-or-die epic details every single twist and turn of \u003cem\u003eFast \u0026amp; Furious\u003c\/em\u003e drama, a quarter mile at a time. By the end, you will believe a car can fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384207655148,"sku":"9781538771037","price":60.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/23874723482735.jpg?v=1773402788","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/welcome-to-the-family-by-barry-hertz-9781538771037","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}