Overview

Refocus: The Films of Amy Heckerling is the first book-length study of the work of Amy Heckerling, the phenomenally popular director and screenwriter of Clueless and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. As such, the book constitutes a significant intervention in Film Studies, prompting a reconsideration of the importance of Heckerling both in the development of Teen cinema, and as a figure in Hollywood comedy. As part of the Refocus series, the volume brings together outstanding original essays examining Heckerling’s work from a variety of perspectives, including film, television and cultural studies and is destined to be used widely in undergraduate teaching.

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Author:   Frances Smith ,  Timothy Shary
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.565kg
ISBN:  

9781474404617

ISBN 10:   1474404618
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   28 February 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  ELT/ESL ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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'The editors and contributors did an excellent job showing the impact and continued relevance of Clueless, Fast Times and Ridgemont High, and the Look Who's Talking films. I was particularly stuck by the evaluation of the language and words used in her films, as well as the subtle ways that Heckerling was able to place women and women's issues into the films in a way that was not isolating and did not result in her films being labelled as chick flicks .' --Emily L. Newman Journal of Popular Film and Television

'The editors and contributors did an excellent job showing the impact and continued relevance of Clueless, Fast Times and Ridgemont High, and the Look Who's Talking films. I was particularly stuck by the evaluation of the language and words used in her films, as well as the subtle ways that Heckerling was able to place women and women's issues into the films in a way that was not isolating and did not result in her films being labelled as chick flicks.' --Emily L. Newman Journal of Popular Film and Television

The editors and contributors did an excellent job showing the impact and continued relevance of 'Clueless', 'Fast Times and Ridgemont High', and the 'Look Who's Talking' films. I was particularly stuck by the evaluation of the language and words used in her films, as well as the subtle ways that Heckerling was able to place women and women's issues into the films in a way that was not isolating and did not result in her films being labelled as 'chick flicks'. -- Emily L. Newman, Journal of Popular Film and Television

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The Editors: Frances Smith recently completed a PhD in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick. Timothy Shary is Lecturer in Mass Communication at Southern New Hampshire University.

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