They live / / D. Harlan Wilson

• Autore: Wilson D. Harlan
• Pubblicazione: West Sussex, England : , : Wallflower Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (129 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.4372
• Soggetto topico: Cult films
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION. THE BECOMING-PIPER -- 1. THE CULT OF THE EIGHTIES -- 2. WAKE-UP CALL -- 3. REEL POLITIK -- 4. THROUGH A PAIR OF CHEAP SUNGLASSES DARKLY -- 5. THE PATHOLOGICAL UNCONSCIOUS -- 6. LEGACIES -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Born out of the cultural flamboyance and anxiety of the 1980's, They Live (1988) is a hallmark of John Carpenter's singular canon, combining the aesthetics of multiple genres and leveling an attack against the politics of Reaganism and the Cold War. The decision to cast the professional wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper as his protagonist gave Carpenter the additional means to comment on the hypermasculine attitudes and codes indicative of the era. This study traces the development of They Live from its comic book roots to its legacy as a cult masterpiece while evaluating the film in light of the paranoid/postmodern theory that matured in the decidedly "Big 80's." Directed by a reluctant auteur, the film is examined as a complex work of metafiction that calls attention to the nature of cinematic production and reception as well as the dynamics of the cult landscape.
• Titolo autorizzato: They live
• ISBN: 0-231-85074-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459859803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cultographies.