Hollywood bloodshed violence in 1980s American cinema / James Kendrick.

Author/creator Kendrick, James, 1974-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCarbondale : Southern Illinois University Press,
Descriptionxvi, 250 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Contents Introduction: The mainstreaming of Hollywood screen violence -- A bloody Renaissance: screen violence and the rise of the new Hollywood auteurs -- Retreating from the world of revolution: controversies over screen violence at the dawn of the Reagan era -- Pure action, packaged violence: the role of the action film in 1980s Hollywood -- Fighting outward, looking inward: violence in the 1980s Vietnam film -- Disavowing horror: independent production, fandom, and the fetishizing of makeup special effects -- Children in danger: screen violence, Steven Spielberg, and the PG-13 rating -- Conclusion: Fashioning a new screen violence from the old in the 1990s.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008032416
ISBN9780809328888 (alk. paper)
ISBN0809328887 (alk. paper)

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