Acting for America : Movie Stars of the 1980s.
Title:
Acting for America : Movie Stars of the 1980s.
Author:
Baker, Aaron.
ISBN:
9780813551135
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (312 pages)
Series:
Star Decades: American Culture/American Cinema
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Stardom in the 1980s -- Robert De Niro -- Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger -- Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek -- Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise -- Michael J. Fox and the Brat Pack -- Eddie Murphy -- Sigourney Weaver -- Harrison Ford -- Sally Field and Goldie Hawn -- Meryl Streep -- Clint Eastwood and Bruce Willis -- Steve Martin and John Candy -- In the Wings -- Works Cited -- Contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
Acting for America focuses on the way film icons have engaged in and defined some major issues of cultural and social concern to America during the 1980s. Scholars employing a variety of useful approaches explore how these movie stars' films speak to an increased audience awareness of advances in feminism, new ideas about masculinity, and the complex political atmosphere in the Age of Reagan. The essays demonstrate the range of these stars' contributions to such conversations in a variety of films, including blockbusters and major genres.
Local Note:
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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