Descript |
1 online resource (viii, 273 pages) |
Note |
Description based upon print version of record. |
Contents |
Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Making of "John Hughes" -- 1. Building a Brand: Universal (1984-1985) -- 2. Realities and Fantasies of Suburban Adolescence -- 3. The Creative Producer: Paramount (1985-1987) -- 4. Gender, Generation, and Coming-of-Age in 1980s America -- 5. Solid Family Fare: Universal (1988-1990) and Warner Bros. (1987-1993) -- 6. Pressures of Parenthood and Fantasies of Childhood -- 7. Family Film Franchises: 20th Century Fox (1989-1997) -- 8. Slapstick, Sentimentality, and the American Family -- Conclusion: Mainstream Maverick? -- Notes -- Index |
ISBN |
1477321314 |
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9781477321317 (electronic bk.) |
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