Don't Worry He Won't Get Far On Foot

<p><b>The memoir of legendary cartoonist John Callahan, now a major motion picture directed by Gus Van Sant </b><b>and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, and Rooney Mara.</b><br><br><b>Featuring more than 60 of Callahan's original cartoons</b><br><br>In 1972, at the age of twenty-one, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of twelve (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation. By 1978, Callahan had sworn off drinking for good and began to draw cartoons.<br><br>Over the next three decades, until his death in 2010, Callahan would become one of America's most beloved - and at times polarising - cartoonists. His work, which shows off a wacky and sometimes warped sense of humour, pokes fun at social conventions and pushes boundaries. One cartoon features Christ at the cross with a thought bubble reading 'T.G.I.F.' In another, three sheriffs on horseback approach an empty wheelchair in the desert. 'Don't worry,' one sheriff says to another, 'He won't get far on foot.'<br><br><i>Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot </i>recounts Callahan's life story, from the harrowing to the hilarious. Featuring more than sixty of Callahan's cartoons, it's a compelling look at art, addiction, disability and fame.</p>