{"product_id":"get-out-the-complete-annotated-screenplay","title":"Get Out by Jordan Peele and Tananarive Due","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGet Out: The Complete Annotated Screenplay by Jordan Peele and Tananarive Due\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJordan Peele’s celebrated screenplay combines horror and dark humor to reveal the terrifying realities of being Black in America\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Blending race-savvy satire with horror to especially potent effect, this bombshell social critique from first-time director Jordan Peele proves positively fearless.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Peter Debruge, Variety\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"An exhilaratingly smart and scary freak out about a black man in a white nightmare.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Manohla Dargis, New York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A major achievement, a work that deserves, in its own way, to be viewed alongside Barry Jenkins' Moonlight as a giant leap forward for the possibilities of black cinema; Get Out feels like it would have been impossible five minutes ago.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–Brandon Harris, New Yorker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA New York Times Holiday Gift Guide Pick\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJordan Peele’s powerful thriller \u003cem\u003eGet Out \u003c\/em\u003edebuted in 2017 to enormous public and critical acclaim, \u003cstrong\u003ea Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? for the age of Obama and Trump\u003c\/strong\u003e that scared audiences and skewered white liberal pieties at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than rely on popular archetypes, Peele weaves together the material realities and daily manifestations of horror with sociopolitical fears and elements of true suspense, and combines them with pitch-perfect satire and a timely cultural critique. This companion paperback to the film presents \u003cstrong\u003ePeele’s Oscar-winning screenplay \u003c\/strong\u003ealongside supplementary material.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing \u003cstrong\u003ean essay by author and scholar Tananarive Due\u003c\/strong\u003e and in-depth annotations by the director, this publication is \u003cstrong\u003erichly illustrated with more than 150 stills from the motion picture\u003c\/strong\u003e and presents alternate endings, deleted scenes and an inside look at the concepts and behind-the-scenes production of the film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing in the legacy of \u003cstrong\u003e1960s paperbacks that documented the era’s most significant avant-garde films―\u003c\/strong\u003esuch as Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon, Jean-Luc Godard’s Masculin\/Feminin and Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’Avventura―\u003cem\u003eGet Out\u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable guide to this pioneering and groundbreaking cinematic work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout The Writer: Jordan Peele\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJordan Peele (born 1979) is an American writer, director and producer. Peele’s directorial debut, \u003cem\u003eGet Out\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), earned him an \u003cstrong\u003eAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay\u003c\/strong\u003e as well as \u003cstrong\u003enominations for Best Picture and Best Director. \u003c\/strong\u003eIn 2012, Peele founded Monkeypaw Productions, which amplifies traditionally underrepresented voices and unpacks contemporary social issues, while cultivating artistic, thought-provoking projects across film, television and digital platforms, including Peele’s follow-up to \u003cem\u003eGet Out\u003c\/em\u003e, the critically acclaimed horror epic, Us (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50292634190139,"sku":"1941753280","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9343453482879.jpg?v=1747222565","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/get-out-the-complete-annotated-screenplay","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}