They Live

They Live
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 129
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ISBN-10 : 9780231850742
ISBN-13 : 0231850743
Rating : 4/5 (743 Downloads)

Book Synopsis They Live by : D. Harlan Wilson

Download or read book They Live written by D. Harlan Wilson and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born out of the cultural flamboyance and anxiety of the 1980s, They Live (1988) is a hallmark of John Carpenter's singular canon, combining the aesthetics of multiple genres and leveling an attack against the politics of Reaganism and the Cold War. The decision to cast the professional wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper as his protagonist gave Carpenter the additional means to comment on the hypermasculine attitudes and codes indicative of the era. This study traces the development of They Live from its comic book roots to its legacy as a cult masterpiece while evaluating the film in light of the paranoid/postmodern theory that matured in the decidedly "Big 80s." Directed by a reluctant auteur, the film is examined as a complex work of metafiction that calls attention to the nature of cinematic production and reception as well as the dynamics of the cult landscape.


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