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With hundreds of photos and more than forty interviews with Cannon directors, writers, and stars, this is an indispensable reference book for fans of the VHS era’s wildest production company.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“For students of film history—of which the Cannon saga has been a largely unexplored chapter—fans of exploitation filmmaking and B-movies, and aficionados of cult cinema, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Cannon Film Guide \u003c\/em\u003eis likely to be an essential addition to your bookshelf.” – Den of Geek\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Bedlam Files review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImpulse Gamer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll-American Spookshow Horror Podcast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBands About Movies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTwo-part interview on the Fan2Fan Podcast: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nhttps:\/\/fan2fan.libsyn.com\/\u003cwbr\u003ecannon-films-part-1\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nhttps:\/\/fan2fan.libsyn.com\/\u003cwbr\u003ecannon-films-part-2\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBulletproof Action Podcast guest appearance, discussing Chuck Norris' Cannon career:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nhttps:\/\/www.bulletproofaction.\u003cwbr\u003ecom\/2022\/07\/19\/bulletproof-\u003cwbr\u003epodcast-episode-71-the-chuck-\u003cwbr\u003enorris-cannon-countdown\/\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eInterview on the Cult Connections podcast: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nhttps:\/\/podcasts.captivate.fm\/\u003cwbr\u003emedia\/95acfa37-c692-4a06-841d-\u003cwbr\u003e17e0d3e6840f\/Cannon.mp3\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGuest host on Drive-In Asylum's Saturday Night Double Feature introducing \u003ci\u003ePenitentiary 3 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHercules\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePart I: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\u003cwbr\u003ewatch?v=OHCE2nPP8iI\u003c\/wbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePart II: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\u003cwbr\u003ewatch?v=igZ2n59Xx8o\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eGuest on the All-American Spookshow podcast, introducing the movie \u003ci\u003eHot Chili \u003c\/i\u003e(1985):\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ehttps:\/\/aaspookshow.podbean.\u003cwbr\u003ecom\/e\/episode-116-cannon-\u003cwbr\u003efodder-hot-chili-1985\/\u003c\/wbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"The crown for most fun book of the summer is not up for debate—it is easily Austin Trunick’s second dive into the delightful absurdities released by Cannon Films’ inimitable Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus. Trunick’s first entry (highlighted in this column from October 2020) covered 1980 to 1984. The focus in volume II is just three years, 1985 to 1987 — but what a three years these were. This was the heyday of Chuck Norris and Michael Dudikoff, not to mention Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Masters of the Universe. Throughout, Trunick writes with passion and humor. While he (and we) love to laugh at Ryan O’Neal’s pained “Oh man. Oh God.” moment in Tough Guys Don’t Dance, he also clearly respects the over-the-top output (including Over the Top) of Golan and Globus. “Cannon’s middle period was a time of unrivaled ambition and excitement, but also a self-inflicted disaster,” he writes. “Those three years at Cannon saw a whirlwind of productivity as wild and chaotic as any ever witnessed in cinema history.” Friends, I can’t wait for volume III.\"\u003cbr\u003e- The Film Stage\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eInterviewed on the Indie Film Hustle podcast:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?\u003cwbr\u003ev=hom80djqlPo\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAnd a new interview on Cereal At Midnight (1.5k YouTube views so far!):\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/9vswziDaYSo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVol. 2 highlighted on The Film Stage's holiday gift guide:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\nhttps:\/\/thefilmstage.com\/the-\u003cwbr\u003efilm-stage-2022-holiday-gift-\u003cwbr\u003eguide\/\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eInterview on the Dancing With Ourselves '80s Podcast: \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ehttps:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/\u003cwbr\u003e030-Austin-Trunick-Cannon-\u003cwbr\u003eFilms-Expert-Podcast\/\u003cwbr\u003eB0BLRX4GKF\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/wbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"HORROR DNA\" BOOK REVIEW:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/www.horrordna.com\/books\/the-cannon-film-guide-volume-ii-1985-1987-austin-trunick-book-review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50211228942593,"sku":"csl1787307926262","price":31.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/the-cannon-film-guide-volume-ii-19851987-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787307932"},{"product_id":"john-holmes-a-life-measured-in-inches-paperback","title":"John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches (paperback)","description":"\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(This is the second, expanded edition.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMost people might, understandably, predict that the world's first porn star was a woman, but they would be wrong. John Curtis Holmes was just a simple country boy from Ohio when he moved to California in 1964. It was the infancy of hardcore, so in Holmes' wildest dreams, he could not have predicted the turbulent ride on which he had embarked by publicizing his private parts. With the fame he achieved by playing his most famous character - a gun toting detective named Johnny Wadd - came money. Holmes was pleased to spend it on his wife and mistresses, but soon was in over his head after he became addicted to cocaine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Unfortunately for Holmes, in the years that followed, his addiction led him into several desperate choices - including setting up a robbery at the home of Ed Nash, a powerful L.A. nightclub owner. The robbery resulted in one of the most gruesome, unsolved, multiple-murders in Hollywood history. Amazingly, before his untimely death in 1988, Holmes regained his momentum, remarried and rebuilt his life and career. However, the grave consequences of his addiction, his association with the Wonderland murders, and his AIDS-related death made him an infamous figure in pop culture. Digging past the stigmas, John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches - the first biography about John C. Holmes - unearths the human being behind the penis and proves that there was more to him than could be measured in inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis biography includes material from the authors' new interviews with: Laurie Holmes, Bill Amerson, Bob Chinn, Julia St. Vincent, Detective Tom Lange, Detective Frank Tomlinson, Paul Thomas, Ron Jeremy, Seka, Marilyn Chambers, Candida Royalle, Rhonda Jo Petty, Dr. Sharon Mitchell, Bill Margold, and many others!  Also included is additional source material containing extensive interviews with: Sharon Holmes, Dawn Schiller, Dr. Vonda Pelto, Ph.D., and L.A. Times film critic, Kenneth Turan.  With 114 reviews of John's most notable feature films, 86 loops synopses, 3 photos sections with rare nudes, and a 21 page comprehensive filmography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"The tree of life represents the roots of man. The branches are the different directions a man can take, live or exist. When you're dead, those that you leave behind will put you in a part of that tree. It represents what was, what is and what will be. It's eternal.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- John Holmes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50211228975361,"sku":"qzk1787307929555","price":24.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/john-holmes-a-life-measured-in-inches-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787307936"},{"product_id":"frankensteins-witch-saint-lizzie-pray-for-us-a-porter-down-hollywood-mystery-paperback","title":"Frankenstein’s Witch: Saint Lizzie, Pray For Us - A Porter Down Hollywood Mystery (paperback)","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNominated for the 2023 Rondo Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e ISBN 9781629339467\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1931. 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A veteran P.I. named Porter Down, who’d battled the 1931 witch, claims the atrocities are those of the original witch herself...who’s been dead for 36 years. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“I should know,” says the investigator. “I was the one who killed her.” \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWildly colorful historic fiction, Frankenstein’s Witch: St. Lizzie, Pray for Us is a macabre, time-traveling thriller, taking the reader back and forth to both Golden Age Hollywood of the early 1930s and the revolutionary drug world of the late 1960s. Spiking together film history, cultural revolution, and religious mania, it’s a haunting, sometimes heartbreaking story. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGregory William Mank is an acclaimed film historian whose books include It’s Alive! 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This is a dear love letter to the Boomer generation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShe talks with fondness of growing up in the '40s and '50s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVERDICT Cole looks back on her life and career fondly, but she\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edoesn't shy away from the parts that were challenging and less\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethan idyllic, making this a compelling read.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviewed by \u003cu\u003eCarleigh Obrochta\u003c\/u\u003e „ Jan 27, 2023\u003cbr\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4g9dg4vfWBo\u0026amp;list=PL42xcltr8DpNOHoYDAXbdt808jK4bZ-X7\u0026amp;index=1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tina Cole as Katie, broke the mold when she came onto the show My Three Sons and married Robbie Douglas played by Don Grady. \"My Three Lives: A Memoir\" is a tell all title from a lady who has acted in so many things. 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But suddenly, all of that changed forever as four young men led an army across the ocean, and from that moment on, nothing would ever be the same again.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe British Invasion was more than just The Beatles -- it was The Dave Clark Five, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Peter and Gordon, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Dusty Springfield, The Zombies, The Kinks, and so many others. And 1964 was more than just a year -- it was the gateway to vast changes in music and culture. And the British Invasion was the soundtrack to it all!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCritique: Informative, insightful, nostalgic, \"British Invasion '64: The Year That Changed Rock \u0026amp; Roll Forever\" the English bands and their take on the Baby Boomer phenomena of Rock 'n Roll, was seminal, ground-breaking, and a major influence on American popular culture. 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Although Martin did assist daily strip artists early on in his career, he was not the Ken Landau that we mistook him for nor was he related to that artist. That led me to embark on a quest of locating the real Ken Landau which I was able to accomplish back in 2012. Our very first chat revealed that he was unaware anyone was even looking for him let alone having any admirers of his work. It was one of the highlights of my comicbook researching career to relay to him the fact that he had many many fans. I don't think Ken ever accepted that fact as he never thought of his own work as anything exceptional even though I did try to correct that opinion. I believe this book that his daughter Maranee has written will finally give fans some insight into Ken Landau the artist, the animator and father. It's a must have for any golden age comicbook horror \u0026amp; sci-fi art fan of which Ken Landau excelled in! He was even able to make the most mundane romance comicbook look interesting with his natural ability at drawing the woman form. Although this book has taken many years of pain staking research, I believe it has been worth the wait. I just wish Ken was here to meet his fans and see what a wonderful job his daughter has done with honoring his memory.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShaun Clancy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.bearmanormedia.com\/blogs\/news\/q-a-with-maranee-landau\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50211230777601,"sku":"orn1787307963122","price":23.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/the-wonderful-comic-books-of-kenneth-landau-paperback-color_1.jpg?v=1787307969"},{"product_id":"blood-justice-on-the-sunset-strip","title":"Blood \u0026 Justice on the Sunset Strip","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlood \u0026amp; Justice on the Sunset Strip - The Life, Loves \u0026amp; Lies of Hollywood Criminal Defense Attorney Peter Knecht: A Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eby Peter Knecht \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\" lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e198 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e6x9 size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\" lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003eISBN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;\" lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e9798887715148\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-variant-caps: small-caps; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\" lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003ePeter Knecht was a renowned Criminal Defense Attorney who represented many Hollywood celebrities, including Sly Stone, David Crosby, Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Ike Turner, Ryan O'Neal, Robert Blake, Charles Bronson, Robert Downey Jr, Andy Garcia, John Barrymore Jr., Jason Priestly, \u0026amp; Heidi Fleiss.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\" lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\" lang=\"EN-IN\"\u003eHe appeared as a TV analyst on criminal justice for major media outlets, such as Good Morning America, the Today Show \u0026amp; Celebrity Justice. 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