{"product_id":"harold-and-maude-paperback","title":"Harold and Maude - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNineteen-year-old Harold Chasen is obsessed with death. He fakes suicides to shock his self-obsessed mother, drives a hearse, and attends funerals of complete strangers. Seventy-nine-year-old Maude Chardin, on the other hand, adores life. She liberates trees from city sidewalks and transplants them to the forest, paints smiles on the faces of church statues, and \"borrows\" cars to remind their owners that life is fleeting-- here today, gone tomorrow! A chance meeting between the two turns into a madcap, whirlwind romance, and Harold learns that life is worth living, and how to play the banjo.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eHarold and Maude \u003c\/em\u003estarted as Colin Higgins's master's thesis at UCLA film school before being made into the 1971 film directed by Hal Ashby. The quirky, dark comedy gained a loyal cult following, and in 1997 it was selected for inclusion on the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress. Higgins's novelization was released with the original film but has been out of print for more than thirty years. Fans who have seen the movie dozens of times will find this a valuable companion, as it gives fresh elements to watch for and answers many of the film's unresolved questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColin Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e was a screenwriter, director, and producer of films that included \u003ci\u003eHarold and Maude\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSilver Streak\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFoul play, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e9 to 5\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1988 at the age of forty-seven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8.29 x 6.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383185064114,"sku":"9781613731260","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d0d744e182f7ade9044fa4370f4b61c1.webp?v=1777855408","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/harold-and-maude-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}