Tuesday, June 5, 2012
6:00 p.m. reception, 7:00 p.m. film
Stamford, CT
An Evening with Steve Guttenberg
The Avon Theatre
272 Bedford St, Stamford, CT 06901
website: www.avontheatre.org/special_events.html#jun5
The Avon Theatre & Lucky's Classic Burger & Malt Shop Present
An Evening with Steve Guttenberg
30th Anniversary Screening of DINER
Followed by a Q&A, discussion and book signing of his new book The Guttenberg Bible.
Moderated by film critic Joe Meyers, CT Post
A limited supply of additional books will be available for purchase.
Food tastings courtesy of Lucky's at 6:00 p.m.
Film at 7:00 p.m. / Q&A & book signing to follow
For tickets call our administrative office during business hours at 203-661-0321
Or stop by or call the box office during showtimes at 203-967-3660.
Carte Blanche and Members (Including Educators): $25
Nonmembers: $35
Each ticket purchased includes a signed copy of The Guttenberg Bible.
ABOUT THE FILM: Writer-director Barry Levinson's autobiographical first feature fondly remembers his Baltimore youth. It's late 1959, and six guys in their early twenties are stumbling into adulthood, alternating responsibility with carefree time at their local diner. The story centers on the return from college of Billy (Tim Daly) to serve as best man at the wedding of his pal Eddie (Steve Guttenberg). Billy is consumed by a confusing relationship with a close female friend, while Eddie still lives at home, preparing a football trivia test for his fiancée and vowing to cancel the wedding if she fails. Other characters woven into the narrative include Boogie (Mickey Rourke), a womanizer with a gambling problem, and Shrevie (Daniel Stern), a music addict with a troubled marriage.
ABOUT THE BOOK: From the actor who starred in such iconic blockbusters as Diner, Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby, THE GUTTENBERG BIBLE is Steve Guttenberg’s hilarious, insightful memoir of the highs and lows of Hollywood, and a man determined to make it there. Guttenberg tells a Horatio Alger story of how he became the star of some of the '80s most successful blockbusters. He spent his early days sneaking onto the Paramount lot (pretending to be Michael Eisner's son) and meeting more celebrities and casting agents than most aspiring actors ever would. Even before the hit Police Academy (which his agent said would be a flop), he had already worked with everyone from Sir Laurence Olivier to Mickey Rourke. Perhaps it was his charisma or perhaps it was his dogged persistence, but his life was filled with unexpected run-ins and connections with dozens of Hollywood hitmakers.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Growing up in Long Island, New York, Guttenberg was inspired by visits from his godfather who had a successful career as a voiceover actor in Hollywood, who always showed up with a flashy car and a beautiful girl on his arm. But his own career beginnings were inauspicious, to say the least. "Forget being an actor. You don’t have the look, you don’t have the talent, and your name is ridiculous. You are the last guy I would ever pick to be a movie star." This was the first piece of advice Guttenberg ever received from an agent. Like many other times in his life, he didn't listen.
