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Surrealism meets Hollywood meets film history in this graphic novel, which turns an unproduced script by Salvador Dali into a fantastic comedy starring Groucho, Chico, and Harpo Marx. Grab some popcorn and take a seat...The curtain is about to rise on a film like no other! But first, the real-life backstory: 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.
About the Author
'Josh Frank is a Writer, Producer, Director and Composer. He has penned numerous Plays (including an authorized adaptation of Werner Hergoz's 'Stroszek') Screenplays (including an adaptation of Mark Vonnegut's The Eden Express') and Musicals (including The Jonathan Richman Musical) . He is also the Author of 'Fool The World', the definitive Oral History of the band the Pixies (St. Martins Press USA/Virgin Books U.K.) and "In Heaven Everything Is Fine- The Lost History of Peter Ivers and New Wave Theater."
