We are the mutants : the battle for Hollywood from Rosemary's baby to Lethal weapon / Kelly Roberts, Michael Grasso, Richard McKenna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Kelly, author.

Grasso, Michael, III, author.

McKenna, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States.

Motion picture industry--United States--History--20th century.

Motion picture industry.

Motion pictures--Social aspects.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

268 pages ; 20 cm

Edition:

A Repeater Books paperback [edition].

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : REPEATER, 2022.

London : Repeater, 2022.

Summary:

We Are the Mutants is a critical reassessment of what is arguably the most discussed and beloved stretch of movies in Hollywood history. Documenting the period between the arrival of US combat troops in Vietnam and the end of President Ronald Reagan's second term, the book forgoes the usual and restrictive exemplars of "auteur cinema," and instead focuses on an eclectic selection of films and genres -- horror, documentary, disaster, vigilante action, neo-noir, post-apocalyptic sci-fi -- to track this period's tumultuous transformation in American life, culture, and politics. By exploring cult classics like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Escape from New York, as well as studio blockbusters like The Exorcist and Fatal Attraction, We Are the Mutants rewrites the history of modern American cinema and, in doing so, the history of America itself.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781914420733

191442073X

OCLC:

1346308255

Publisher Number:

99994168550