The Cult Film Experience: Beyond All Reason by J.P. Telotte (English) Paperback

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J. P. Telotte and twelve other noted film scholars examine the appeal of the cult film in this groundbreaking study.

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"Play it again, Sam" is the motto of cult film enthusiasts, who will watch their favorite movie over and over, "beyond all reason." What is the appeal of cult movies? Why do fans turn up in droves at midnight movies or sit through the same three-hanky classics from Hollywood's golden era? These are some of the questions J. P. Telotte and twelve other noted film scholars consider in this groundbreaking study of the cult film.The book identifies two basic types of cult films-older Hollywood movies, such as Casablanca, that have developed a cult following and "midnight movies," most notably The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Telotte, Bruce Kawin, and Timothy Corrigan offer thought-provoking discussions about why these two types of movies become cult films, the sort of audience they attract, and the needs they fulfill for that audience. Subsequent essays employ a variety of cultural, feminist, ideological, and poststructural strategies for exploring these films.In a section on the classical cult film, the movie Casablanca receives extensive treatment. An essay by T. J. Ross considers Beat the Devil as a send-up of cult films, while another essay by Wade Jennings analyzes the cult star phenomenon as personified in Judy Garland."Midnight movie madness" is explored in essays on The Rocky Horror Picture Show, movie satires of the 1950s, science fiction double features, and horror thrillers.Illustrated with scenes from favorite movies and written for both fans and scholars, The Cult Film Experience will appeal to a wider audience than the "usual suspects."

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A groundbreaking study of the cult film

Author Biography

J. P. Telotte is Professor of Literature, Communications, and Culture at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments.I. Introduction: Mapping the Cult 1. J. P. Telotte. Beyond All Reason: The Nature of the Cult2. Bruce Kawin. After Midnight3. Timothy Corrigan. Film and the Culture of the Cult.II. The Classical Cult Film 4. J. P. Telotte. Casablanca and the Larcenous Cult Film5. Larry Vonalt. Looking Both Ways in Casablanca6. James Card. Confessions of a Casablanca Cultist: An Enthusiast Meets the Myth and Its Flaws7. T. J. Ross. The Cult Send-Up: Beat the Devil or Goodbye, Casablanca8. Wade Jennings. The Star as Cult Icon: Judy Garland.III. The Midnight Movie 9. Allison Graham. Journey to the Center of the Fifties: The Cult of Banality10. Barry K. Grant. Science Fiction Double Feature: Ideology in the Cult Film11. Gaylyn Studlar. Midnight S/Excess: Cult Configurations of "Femininity" and the Perverse12. Robert E. Wood. Don't Dream It: Performance and The Rocky Horror Picture Show13. Gregory A. Waller. Midnight Movies, 1980–1985: A Market Study14. David Lavery. Gnosticism and the Cult Film.A Selective Cult Film Bibliography.Notes on Contributors.Index

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"Play it again, Sam" is the motto of cult film enthusiasts, who will watch their favorite movie over and over, "beyond all reason." What is the appeal of cult movies? Why do fans turn up in droves at midnight movies or sit through the same three-hanky classics from Hollywood's golden era? These are some of the questions J. P. Telotte and twelve other noted film scholars consider in this groundbreaking study of the cult film. The book identifies two basic types of cult films--older Hollywood movies, such as Casablanca , that have developed a cult following and "midnight movies," most notably The Rocky Horror Picture Show . Telotte, Bruce Kawin, and Timothy Corrigan offer thought-provoking discussions about why these two types of movies become cult films, the sort of audience they attract, and the needs they fulfill for that audience. Subsequent essays employ a variety of cultural, feminist, ideological, and poststructural strategies for exploring these films. In a section on the classical cult film, the movie Casablanca receives extensive treatment. An essay by T. J. Ross considers Beat the Devil as a send-up of cult films, while another essay by Wade Jennings analyzes the cult star phenomenon as personified in Judy Garland. "Midnight movie madness" is explored in essays on The Rocky Horror Picture Show , movie satires of the 1950s, science fiction double features, and horror thrillers. Illustrated with scenes from favorite movies and written for both fans and scholars, The Cult Film Experience will appeal to a wider audience than the "usual suspects."

Details ISBN0292711441 Short Title CULT FILM EXPERIENCE Pages 236 Publisher University of Texas Press Language English ISBN-10 0292711441 ISBN-13 9780292711440 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 791.43 Author J.P. Telotte Year 1991 Imprint University of Texas Press Subtitle Beyond All Reason Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Edited by J. P. Telotte Birth 1949 Illustrations 19 b&w illus. Series Texas Film and Media Studies Series AU Release Date 1991-05-01 NZ Release Date 1991-05-01 US Release Date 1991-05-01 UK Release Date 1991-05-01 Publication Date 1991-05-01 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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