
The Hollywood Meme
Transnational Adaptations in World Cinema
Iain Robert Smith(Author)
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 14. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-4744-4133-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Hollywood Meme is the first comprehensive study of the transnational adaptations of Hollywood movies that have appeared throughout world cinema. With case studies from the film industries of Turkey, India and the Philippines, Iain Robert Smith shows how reworked versions of Hollywood blockbusters like E.T., The Godfather, Spider-man and Star Wars can complicate prevailing accounts of Hollywood's global impact, and help provide a new model for interrogating transnational flows and exchanges.
Reviews / Votes
In its illuminating look at adaptations, copies, and remakes of Hollywood texts in the popular film industries of Turkey, the Philippines, and India, Smith (1)s book challenges its readers to reconsider preconceived notions of how cultural hegemonies operate, arguing for and unearthing more nuanced and reciprocal forms of interaction and cross-fertilisation between Hollywood and global film culture. Sharply argued and offering intriguing insights into the stranger realms of cultural appropriation, this book is a delight to read and an important intervention into popular genre studies and studies of transnational practices in world cinema. -- Professor Tim Bergfelder, University of Southampton An interesting read for academics working in (popular) genre studies, studies of transnational adaptations and remake studies, as well as for people who want to know more about the Bollywood remake of 'Memento', or the teaming up of James Bond and Batman in the Filipino 'James Batman'. -- Eduard Cuelenaere, Ghent University * Communications * Smith's histories should provide ample inspiration for new theoretical and national border and boundary crossings, and for new forms of creative and hybrid thinking. Like any exemplary franchise instalment, Smith's book works just as well in anticipation as it does in execution, hopefully with more histories, more sequels, more spinoffs, and more extensions coming soon. -- Kyle Meikle * SCREEN *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
24 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
118 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-4133-9 (9781474441339)
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Person
Iain Robert Smith is Lecturer in Film Studies at King's College London. He is author of The Hollywood Meme: Transnational Adaptations in World Cinema (Edinburgh UP, 2016) and co-editor of Media Across Borders (2016). He is co-chair of the SCMS Transnational Cinemas Scholarly Interest Group, and co-investigator on the AHRC-funded research network Media Across Borders.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Tracing The Hollywood Meme: Towards a Comparative Model of Transnational Adaptation
2. Hollywood and the Popular Cinema of Turkey
2a UEc Dev Adam (1973) // Spiderman
2b Turist OEmer Uzay Yolunda (1973) // Star Trek
2c Seytan (1974) // The Exorcist
2d Duenyayi Kurtaran Adam (1982) // Star Wars
3. Hollywood and the Popular Cinema of the Philippines
3a Dynamite Johnson (1978) // The Six Million Dollar Man
3b For Y'Ur Height Only (1982) // James Bond
3c Alyas Batman en Robin (1993) // Batman
3d Darna: Ang pagbabalik (1994) // Wonder Woman
4. Hollywood and the Popular Cinema of India
4a Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) // E.T.
4b Sarkar (2005) // The Godfather
4c Heyy Babyy (2007) // Three Men and a Baby
4d Ghajini (2008) // Memento
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Introduction
1. Tracing The Hollywood Meme: Towards a Comparative Model of Transnational Adaptation
2. Hollywood and the Popular Cinema of Turkey
2a UEc Dev Adam (1973) // Spiderman
2b Turist OEmer Uzay Yolunda (1973) // Star Trek
2c Seytan (1974) // The Exorcist
2d Duenyayi Kurtaran Adam (1982) // Star Wars
3. Hollywood and the Popular Cinema of the Philippines
3a Dynamite Johnson (1978) // The Six Million Dollar Man
3b For Y'Ur Height Only (1982) // James Bond
3c Alyas Batman en Robin (1993) // Batman
3d Darna: Ang pagbabalik (1994) // Wonder Woman
4. Hollywood and the Popular Cinema of India
4a Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) // E.T.
4b Sarkar (2005) // The Godfather
4c Heyy Babyy (2007) // Three Men and a Baby
4d Ghajini (2008) // Memento
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index