We Are the Mutants
The Battle for Hollywood from Rosemary's Baby to Lethal Weapon
Published on 11. October 2022
280 pages
978-1-914420-74-0 (ISBN)
Description
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, it 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.
Covering everything from Rosemary's Baby and Enter the Dragon to Escape from New York and Fatal Attraction, and from manufactured blockbusters and studio sleepers to forgotten Bs and cult classics, We Are the Mutants re-writes the history of modern American cinema, and in doing so, the history of America itself.
Documenting the period between the arrival of US combat troops in Vietnam and the end of President Ronald Reagan's second term, it 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.
Covering everything from Rosemary's Baby and Enter the Dragon to Escape from New York and Fatal Attraction, and from manufactured blockbusters and studio sleepers to forgotten Bs and cult classics, We Are the Mutants re-writes the history of modern American cinema, and in doing so, the history of America itself.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Watkins Media Limited
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
1,80 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-914420-74-0 (9781914420740)
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Kelly Roberts | Michael Grasso | Richard McKenna
We Are the Mutants
The Battle for Hollywood from Rosemary's Baby to Lethal Weapon
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