Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989
2. Heidecker, Tim, 1976-
3. Pertega, Manuela

Description

1. 223 pages : chiefly color illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

1. Giraffes on Horseback Salad was a Marx Brothers film written by modern art icon Salvador Dali, who'd befriended Harpo. Rejected by MGM, the script was thought lost forever. But author Josh Frank found it, and with comedian Tim Heidecker and Spanish comics creator Manuela Pertega, he's re-created the film as a graphic novel in all its gorgeous full-color, cinematic, surreal glory. In the story, a businessman named Jimmy (played by Harpo) is drawn to the mysterious Surrealist Woman, whose very presence changes humdrum reality into Dali-esque fantasy. With the help of Groucho and Chico, Jimmy seeks to join her fantastical world--but forces of normalcy threaten to end their romance. Includes new Marx Brothers songs and antics, plus the real-world story behind the historic collaboration.

Subject

1. Surrealism
2. Marx Brothers Comic books, strips, etc
3. Comic books, strips, etc
4. Surrealism > Comic books, strips, etc
5. Cartoons and comics
6. Marx Brothers
7. Graphic novel adaptations
8. Fantasy comics
9. Comics (Graphic works) > United States
10. Motion pictures

Genre/Form

1. Cartoons and comics.
2. Comics (Graphic works)
3. Comics (Graphic works) – United States.
4. Comic books, strips, etc.
5. Graphic novel adaptations.
6. Fantasy comics.

Contents

1. The Program. How a group of storytellers and artists brought a lost Dali film, starring the Marx Brothers, to life / Josh Frank -- A note from Tim Heidecker -- Dali and Harpo / Bill Marx -- Hallucinatory celluloid.
2. Our Feature Presentation: Giraffes on Horseback Salad. The man from Spain -- "The Chez La Vie" performed by Groucho Marx -- The Surrealist Woman -- "What They Call Falling in Love" performed by Jimmy and the Surrealist Woman -- War of the Parties -- "Living in My Own Shadow" performed by Jimmy -- "La Femme Surreal" performed by Groucho Marx -- "We Will See You Tomorrow" performed by The Cast -- Alternate endings -- Living legacy.

Call number

1. JFF 20-951

Author

1. Frank, Josh, author.

Title

1. Giraffes on horseback salad : the strangest movie never made! ; starring the Marx Brothers, screenplay by Salvador Dalí / by Josh Frank, adapted with Tim Heidecker, illustrated by Manuela Pertega.

Publisher

1. Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [ 2019]

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Local note

1. NOT HANDLED ON AP-EPHEMERAL.

Added author

1. Dalí, Salvador, 1904-1989, screenplay.
2. Heidecker, Tim, 1976- adapter.
3. Pertega, Manuela, illustrator.

LCCN

1. 2017961243

ISBN

1. 9781594749230
2. 159474923X

Research call number

1. JFF 20-951