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Action speaks louder : violence, spectacle, and the American action movie / Eric Lichtenfeld ; foreword by Richard Slotkin.
Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004.Description: xxi, 313 p. : ill. ; cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0275980545 :
- PN1995.9.A3 L48 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-303) and index.
This book looks at how the genre of action movies shapes popular culture and creates the public myth and national identity. It provides historical analysis, styles of film production, interviews with filmmakers, studio marketing and advertising. Some of the movies and heros include: Bonnie and Clyde, Dirty Harry, Billy Jack, Rambo, Mad Max,RoboCop and Die Hard.
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