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Stranger Than Fiction
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Welcome to 99 Cent Video Review's first E-Book, Stranger Than Fiction: The 99 Cent Video Review Guide to The Most Bizarre and Intriguing Documentary Films Ever Made. It's often said that 'truth is stranger than fiction,' and nowhere is this more apparent than in the documentary films we've profiled in the following collection. The subjects of these films run the gamut from the bizarre to the inspirational to the unforgettable. You'll meet one-of-a-kind characters such as Grace Quek - a demure USC master's student whose alter-ego, Annabel Chong, became one of porno's top and most notorious celebrities - and Bob Flanagan, at one time the world's longest living cystic fibrosis patient, who credited his longevity to his willingness to participate in sadomasochistic performance art. And you'll meet unlikely heroes, including American Muay Thai fighter Sam Sheridan, who relocated to Bangkok to train for a career in one of the toughest and most brutal combat sports in the world, and no-budget film director Mark Borchardt, who ultimately proves that the "American Dream" is still alive and kicking - even in the unlikely confines of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Mark, Grace, Bob and Sam are but a few of the unusual and extraordinary people and topics profiled in the following films: ten documentaries that have earned the right to be called "the most bizarre and intriguing documentary films ever made." So read on, and get a glimpse of just how strange this world can be. TABLE OF CONTENTS
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