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Nearly eighty years after its release, the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup remains one of the most influential pieces of political satire in history. In Hail, Hail, Euphoria!, bestselling author Roy Blount Jr. tells the history and making of Duck Soup, examining the comedic genius of the Marx Brothers in their finest hour and nine minutes. In Duck Soup, a slim, agile, quick-witted, self-assured young man is summoned to save a nation from financial ruin. As the nation's new president, he brings together a team of rivals, a band of brothers. Those brothers are Pinky, Chicolini, and Lt. Bob Roland. Their leader None other than Rufus T. Firefly. The humor and idiosyncratic wit of Duck Soup are saluted by the author's own in this gem of a book, offering a behind-the-scenes tale of show business and brotherhood that only a true Marx Brothers aficionado could tell.

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Roy Blount Jr. deconstructs the Marx Brothers magic. --Los Angeles Times

Roy Blount Jr. knows from humor. In [Hail, Hail, Euphoria!], he sets out to remedy the lack of a scene-by-scene commentary on the Marx Brothers' greatest movie, the sublimely nonsensical Duck Soup. --Washington Post Roy Blount Jr. deconstructs the Marx Brothers' magic. --Los Angeles Times Readers will enjoy the stories behind this iconic film and the careers of the Marx Brothers. --Booklist Hail, Hail, Euphoria! is the most lyrical, insightful, scholarly, illuminating and celebratory 144 pages I've ever sat down with. This book is a stream of fun. --Wall Street Journal An essential read for Marx Brothers fans, those curious about the melding of war and humor in film, and browsers looking for a good read. --Library Journal

""Hail, Hail, Euphoria! is the most lyrical, insightful, scholarly, illuminating and celebratory 144 pages I've ever sat down with. This book is a stream of fun."" -- Wall Street Journal ""Roy Blount Jr. knows from humor. In [Hail, Hail, Euphoria!], he sets out to remedy the lack of a scene-by-scene commentary on the Marx Brothers' greatest movie, the sublimely nonsensical Duck Soup."" -- Washington Post ""An essential read for Marx Brothers fans, those curious about the melding of war and humor in film, and browsers looking for a good read."" -- Library Journal ""Readers will enjoy the stories behind this iconic film and the careers of the Marx Brothers."" -- Booklist ""Roy Blount Jr. deconstructs the Marx Brothers' magic."" -- Los Angeles Times

Hail, Hail, Euphoria! is the most lyrical, insightful, scholarly, illuminating and celebratory 144 pages I've ever sat down with. This book is a stream of fun. -- Wall Street Journal Roy Blount Jr. knows from humor. In [Hail, Hail, Euphoria!], he sets out to remedy the lack of a scene-by-scene commentary on the Marx Brothers' greatest movie, the sublimely nonsensical Duck Soup. -- Washington Post An essential read for Marx Brothers fans, those curious about the melding of war and humor in film, and browsers looking for a good read. -- Library Journal Readers will enjoy the stories behind this iconic film and the careers of the Marx Brothers. -- Booklist Roy Blount Jr. deconstructs the Marx Brothers' magic. -- Los Angeles Times

Roy Blount Jr. knows from humor. In [Hail, Hail, Euphoria!], he sets out to remedy the lack of a scene-by-scene commentary on the Marx Brothers' greatest movie, the sublimely nonsensical Duck Soup. --Washington Post Roy Blount Jr. deconstructs the Marx Brothers' magic. --Los Angeles Times An essential read for Marx Brothers fans, those curious about the melding of war and humor in film, and browsers looking for a good read. --Library Journal Readers will enjoy the stories behind this iconic film and the careers of the Marx Brothers. --Booklist Hail, Hail, Euphoria! is the most lyrical, insightful, scholarly, illuminating and celebratory 144 pages I've ever sat down with. This book is a stream of fun. --Wall Street Journal Hail, Hail, Euphoria! is the most lyrical, insightful, scholarly, illuminating and celebratory 144 pages I ve ever sat down with. This book is a stream of fun. --Wall Street Journal Roy Blount Jr. knows from humor. In [Hail, Hail, Euphoria!], he sets out to remedy the lack of a scene-by-scene commentary on the Marx Brothers greatest movie, the sublimely nonsensical Duck Soup. --Washington Post An essential read for Marx Brothers fans, those curious about the melding of war and humor in film, and browsers looking for a good read. --Library Journal Readers will enjoy the stories behind this iconic film and the careers of the Marx Brothers. --Booklist Roy Blount Jr. deconstructs the Marx Brothers magic. --Los Angeles Times

Author Information

Roy Blount, Jr. wears many hats: he is a humorist, sportswriter, poet, performer, lecturer, dramatist, and the author of twelve books. Raised in Decatur, Georgia, Blount received a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt and a master's degree from Harvard. After a brief stint in the Army he worked as a reporter, columnist, and part-time English instructor in Atlanta before becoming a writer and editor for Sports Illustrated, and later a contributing editor to The Atlantic. Blount's writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, Playboy, Vanity Fair, GQ, Rolling Stone, and National Geographic. His work has also been anthologised in such collections as The Best of Modern Humor, The Elvis Reader, The Ultimate Baseball Book, and The Sophisticated Cat. He is the author of seventeen books.

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