Overview

"Films such as The Naked Witch, Zontar, The Thing From Venus and Mars Needs Women have gained large cult followings, and movies like A Bullet For Pretty Boy, Free, White and 21 and Goodbye, Norma Jean became box office hits. Still, no other independent filmmaker of the latter 20th century may elicit such a disparity of response from general movie audiences and cult film buffs alike as the late, legendary Larry Buchanan. This study, the first serious examination of Buchanan's body of work, addresses consistent themes such as the end of suburbia, the rebel outsider, the oppressive establishment, the curse of fame, and ""creatures of destruction."" The highly political subtext found in virtually every one of the filmmaker's projects is also explored. Chapters are devoted to more than 20 of Buchanan's films; information on some of the unfinished, unreleased (and in at least one case), deliberately destroyed projects is offered, as well. Photographs illustrating nearly all the films are included."

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Author:   Rob Craig
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9780786429820

ISBN 10:   0786429828
Pages:   271
Publication Date:   16 May 2007
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      1. Orphan in the Storm      2. Among the Missing      3. That’s Exploitation      4. The Naked Witch      5. Naughty Dallas      6. Free, White and 21 and Under Age      7. The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald      8. The Azalea Pictures      9. The Eye Creatures      10. Zontar, the Thing from Venus      11. Curse of the Swamp Creature      12. Mars Needs Women      13. In the Year 2889      14. Creature of Destruction      15. It’s Alive!      16. A Bullet for Pretty Boy      17. Strawberries Need Rain      18. Goodbye, Norma Jean      19. Hughes and Harlow: Angels in Hell      20. Mistress of the Apes      21. The Loch Ness Horror      22. Beyond the Doors      23. Goodnight, Sweet Marilyn      24. The Ghost of Larry B      Filmography      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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"""Impressive...first critical interpretation of this otherwise obscure director...unbelievably thorough...valuable""--Maximumrocknroll."

Impressive...first critical interpretation of this otherwise obscure director...unbelievably thorough...valuable --Maximumrocknroll.

impressive...first critical interpretation of this otherwise obscure director...unbelievably thorough...valuable --Maximumrocknroll.

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Rob Craig has been writing about cult film for more than twenty years. His work has been published in such magazines as Videoscope, Screem and Horror-Wood.

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