Love on the Big Screen

Book cover for the novel 'Love on the Big Screen' (Second Edition) by Bill Torgerson. The cover has a retro 80s design with a stack of three VHS tapes: Say Anything, The Breakfast Club, and Weird Science. At the bottom of the stack is a pair of blue and white basketball shoes. The tagline reads: 'He thought life was a John Hughes movie. It wasn't.'

He thought life was a John Hughes movie. It wasn’t.

Zuke, a college freshman basketball player, believes his playbook for romance is flawless—it’s scripted by John Hughes and stars every hero from 80s rom-coms. He’s ready to win the girl of his dreams with a grand gesture like a boombox held over his head, but he’s about to find out that real love doesn’t follow a script.

Praise for Love on the Big Screen

In Love on the Big Screen, William Torgerson does for movies what Nick Hornby did for music in High Fidelity

Greg Downs, winner of the Flannery O’Connor Award

In the tradition of Say Anything and High Fidelity

Lisa Kline, author of Take Me

Hilarious & moving

Jeremy Collins, author of Pushcart Prize Selection “Shadow Boxing”