Withnail and Us : Cult Films and Film Cults in British Cinema.
Title:
Withnail and Us : Cult Films and Film Cults in British Cinema.
Author:
Smith, Justin.
ISBN:
9780857717931
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (272 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- General Editor's Introduction -- Introduction -- 1. 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' (1975) -- 2. 'Performance' (1970) -- Case Study 1: 'Get Carter' (1971) -- 3. 'A Clockwork Orange' (1971) -- 4. 'The Wicker Man' (1973) -- Case Study 2: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' (1975) -- 5. 'Tommy' (1975) -- 6. 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' (1976) -- Case Study 3: 'Quadrophenia' (1979) -- 7. 'Withnail & I' (1986) -- Case Study 4: 'Trainspotting' (1996) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Cult has entered the cultural psyche in a profound and pervasive way. There is no corner of popular culture beyond the potential for cult transformation. Indeed, in entering common parlance the term has effectively lost its clandestine mystique. But why? And how did we get here with cult?_x000D_ _x000D_ 'Withnail and Us' charts the journey of cult in culture through an exploration of British cult films and their fans. It is about our bizarre and enduring fascination with once obscure or shocking movies, from 'A Clockwork Orange' to 'The Wicker Man' . What is it about certain films that provokes such obsessive fan devotion? What impells people to remote locations in search of filmic relics? Why do they gather in groups to re-enact scenes learnt by heart? Is any film worth re-viewing over 100 times? From 1968 and all that, through the cultural by-ways of the 1970s, this book attempts to explain such strange practices, and to trace their origins in the makings of some remarkable films, including 'Tommy', 'The Man Who Fell To Earth', 'Quadrophenia', 'Withnail & I', 'Trainspotting' and 'Performance'. Prepare to enter the arena of the unwell!.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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