<p> Nearly eighty years after its release, the Marx Brothers film <i>Duck Soup</i> remains one of the most influential pieces of political satire in history. In <i>Hail, Hail, Euphoria!</i>, bestselling author Roy Blount Jr. tells the history and making of <i>Duck Soup</i>, examining the comedic genius of the Marx Brothers in their finest hour and nine minutes. </p> <p> In <i>Duck Soup</i>, 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. </p> <p> The humor and idiosyncratic wit of <i>Duck Soup</i> 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. </p>