Overview

"As late as 1976, George Roy Hill was the first and only director to have two all-time, top-ten, box-office hits: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting (both starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman). A filmmaker with backgrounds in music, drama and television, he was a popular storyteller. His films reflect an ironic, bittersweet vision of life. The stories entertain, but the subtext is often disturbing. Hill felt that all of his major characters ""create an environment, a fantasy, an illusion, and then go on to make it happen."" Individual chapters study in detail the art, craft and style of each of his films, including Period of Adjustment, Toys in the Attic, The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, The Great Waldo Pepper, Slap Shot, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Slaughterhouse Five, A Little Romance, The World According to Garp, The Little Drummer Girl and Hill's last, Funny Farm."

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Author:   Andrew Horton
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9780786446841

ISBN 10:   0786446846
Pages:   317
Publication Date:   14 September 2010
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword to the Original Edition by Paul Newman      Preface to the Revised Edition      1. “Creating an Environment”: A Thematic Overview      2. Growing Up Amused: Early Life, Television, and Theater      3. A Period of Adjustment: Period of Adjustment and Toys in the Attic      4. New Directions: The World of Henry Orient      5. Who's in Control? Hawaii and Thoroughly Modern Millie      6. “Just So We Come Out Ahead”: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid      7. Unstuck in Time: Slaughterhouse Five      8. The Big Con: The Sting      9. The Corruption of Sport: The Great Waldo Pepper and Slap Shot      10. Innocence Revisited: A Little Romance      11. A Womb-to-Tomb Personal Epic: The World According to Garp      12. “I Am a Map of the Middle East”: The Little Drummer Girl      13. “One of Those Small Miracles”: Funny Farm      14. Conclusions and Remembrances      Filmography      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

the book is clear, unpretentious and affectionate. Horton knew his subject well, and he has written a fine tribute to a versatile craftsman --<i>Film and History.</i>

Author Information

Andrew Horton is the Jeanne H Smith Professor of Film and Video Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Also an award winning screenwriter and author of numerous books on film, screenwriting and culture, he lives in Norman, Oklahoma.

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