| Description |
xvi, 250 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-237) and index. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Violence in motion pictures.
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Motion pictures -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780809328888 (alk. paper) |
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0809328887 (alk. paper) |
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9780809386611 (e-book) |
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