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The Cult Film Experience: Beyond All Reason
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The Cult Film Experience: Beyond All Reason
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The Cult Film Experience: Beyond All Reason
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The book identifies two basic types of cult filmsolder Hollywood movies, such as
, that have developed a cult following and "midnight movies," most notably
. Telotte, Bruce Kawin, and Timothy Corrigan offer thought-provoking discussions about why these two types of movies become cult films, the sort of audience they attract, and the needs they fulfill for that audience. Subsequent essays employ a variety of cultural, feminist, ideological, and poststructural strategies for exploring these films.
In a section on the classical cult film, the movie
receives extensive treatment. An essay by T. J. Ross considers
as a send-up of cult films, while another essay by Wade Jennings analyzes the cult star phenomenon as personified in Judy Garland.
"Midnight movie madness" is explored in essays on
, movie satires of the 1950s, science fiction double features, and horror thrillers.
Illustrated with scenes from favorite movies and written for both fans and scholars,
will appeal to a wider audience than the "usual suspects."