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After Midnight: The Life and Death of Brad DavisSnagging.org In association with Amazon.co.ukOnline Shop | Property Guides | Kitchen & Home | Garden Tools | Power Tools | Consumer Electronics Get the Snagging Checklist Here! After Midnight: The Life and Death of Brad Davis by: Susan Bluestein Davis, Hillary de Vries, Hilary De Vries  List Price: £14.95 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £13.29 You Save: £1.66 (11%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092 EAN: 9780671796730 ISBN: 0671796739 Label: Pocket Books Manufacturer: Pocket Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: 1998-02 Publisher: Pocket Books Studio: Pocket Books Related Items: Average Rating:
 Rating:  - After MidnightI loved this book. Midnight Express is without a doubt, my favorite movie of all time! It was rivitting when I fist saw it as a twelve year old, and still is! I wanted to know what happened with his life after his award winning performance. His wife's book is wonderful! I could not put it down! It is so sad and tragic, but it is also philosophical. It is a must read! Rating: - Oh so poignant ...Like many people I only knew of Brad Davis through "Midnight Express" and assumed he had disappeared from the movie scene after that film. I recalled reading somewhere that he had died of AIDS but knew no more. This account of his flawed life is utterly superb - even though one knows the denouement from the very first page. His wife has painted a truly moving picture of a guy whose life seemed doomed from the very beginning - he was abused as a child and came from a thoroughly dysfunctional family. This is beyond doubt one of the most poignant accounts of living with an obsessive man whose excesses could only lead to one thing in 1980s Hollywood. Rating:  - a book to make you thinkUp until about a year ago I'd never heard of Brad Davis. I'm a film buff, but usually of old time Hollywood stars such as Errol Flynn and Montgomery Clift. Then I saw a T.V. movie set during World War II about a German general who sacrificed himself to destroy Hitler. I was intrigued by the rather dashing young man who played this part and looked out for his name in the credits. Brad Davis. No. Didn't know who he was. I'm a regular purchaser of books from Amazon and after I'd investigated my film studio books and seen that Brad had appeared in a few other films I clicked on 'search' for Brad Davis. The only thing that came up surprisingly was a book about Hollywood Gays in Conversations, but as there was no review and it didn't sound my cup of tea, I didn't buy it. Then a couple of weeks ago I searched again and found a biography of Brad Davis. The reviews looked good, so I got it. Reading the book was very upsetting but also uplifting. Here was a man who had many problems in his life but he'd sorted himself out only to be struck down by the terrible illness of A .I.D.S. Everytime I read the letter Brad wrote to his daughter to be read after his death, I cry. It's so touching and full of love and honesty. Last week Channel 5 showed Midnight Express the film in which Brad became a star. Seeing the film just brought home what a tragic loss his early death was. He played the part of Billy Hayes brilliantly, maybe because he could so well identify with the character, but also for the sheer fact that he was a very talented and charismatic actor. It's such a shame he didn't fulfill his early promise, but ultimately he was at peace with himself and ready to die on his own terms. I found the book fascinating and moving. The only criticism I have is that I feel Susan Bluestein Davis (his widow) tends to push herself forward at times, when I would rather have learnt more about Brad's life, especially his childhood. Rating:  - AnnoyedI wanted to read this book because of the impact of 'Midnight Express" and was curious as to why he then had such a sparse career. Now I know. His tragically short life is sad, as it is for anyone...but I couldn't get past being annoyed by how careless he was with the people in his life and careless about his career. He was good, then he seemed to blow it with bad behavior. I know there are reasons for it, but I could only feel sorry to a point. A lot of my annoyance was the "name dropping"..Susan's reference to would-be stars "then" and informing us as to who they have become... as if we the public would not know. I have the feeling she wanted some vindication for what she went through, some acknowledgement for her perseverence...and some legacy of value for her husband. Who can blame her. So many people have died of AIDS, so many horrific stories of ordinary people who never had a voice. I guess I get annoyed that people look to Hollywood for their heroes! Rating: - Highly Recommended!A very courageous book! No whining, no blaming, a painfully honest book.  Try searching the Internet for "After Midnight: The Life and Death of Brad Davis" or Ebay for "After Midnight: The Life and Death of Brad Davis". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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