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I Carried a Watermelon: Dirty Dancing and Me

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‘Massively enjoyable’ Dawn French

I Carried a Watermelon is a love letter to Dirty Dancing. A warm, witty and accessible look at how Katy Brand’s life-long obsession with the film has influenced her own attitudes to sex, love, romance, rights and responsibilities.

It explores the legacy of the film, from pushing women’s stories to the forefront of commercial cinema, to its ‘Gold Standard’ depiction of abortion according to leading ... Read more

Part memoir based on a personal obsession, part homage to a monster hit and a work of genius, Katy will explore her own memories and experiences, and talk to other fans of the film, to examine its legacy as a piece of filmmaking with a social agenda that many miss on first viewing. One of the most celebrated and viewed films ever made is about to have the time of its life.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780008352820
SKU
9780008352820
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Katy Brand
Katy Brand is an award-winning writer, comedian and actor. After starting to write and perform comedy as a student, she spent a few years working in TV production. In 2005 Katy went back to the stage, taking her debut comedy show ‘Celebrities are Gods’ to the Edinburgh Fringe, which later became her award-winning ITV sketch show, Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show. ... Read more

Reviews for I Carried a Watermelon: Dirty Dancing and Me
‘It takes a true obsessive to open the mind especially to something one has always taken for granted. I knew I loved DIRTY DANCING but I didn’t know why. Now, thanks to Katy Brand’s hilarious, touching, bonkersly true book, I do. One of the best reads of the year.’ Emma Thompson ... Read more

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