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Mainstream maverick : John Hughes and New Hollywood cinema / Holly Chard

Author
Chard, Holly
Published
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 273 pages)
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Contents
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Making of "John Hughes" -- 1. Building a Brand: Universal (1984-1985) -- 2. Realities and Fantasies of Suburban Adolescence -- 3. The Creative Producer: Paramount (1985-1987) -- 4. Gender, Generation, and Coming-of-Age in 1980s America -- 5. Solid Family Fare: Universal (1988-1990) and Warner Bros. (1987-1993) -- 6. Pressures of Parenthood and Fantasies of Childhood -- 7. Family Film Franchises: 20th Century Fox (1989-1997) -- 8. Slapstick, Sentimentality, and the American Family -- Conclusion: Mainstream Maverick? -- Notes -- Index
Summary
"Chard examines the filmmaker Hughes's career in New Hollywood cinema and explores his ability to achieve mainstream success while maintaining creative control over his films and making his name into a brand. She uses his example to question broader understandings of how New Hollywood worked in the 1980s and 1990s and the nature of authorship in filmmaking"--
Report Numbers
Z UA380.8 C374ma
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ISBN
1477321314
9781477321317 (electronic bk.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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