TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gehring,Wes D.
TI  - Parody as film genre: "never give a saga an even break" 
T2  - Contributions to the study of popular culture,
SN  - 031300353X
AV  - PN1995.9.C55 G426 1999eb
U1  - 791.43/617 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Greenwood Press
KW  - Parody films
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Parody in motion pictures
KW  - Comedy films
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS
KW  - Film & Video
KW  - Reference
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Filmography: pages 201-208; Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index; Illustrations; Foreword: Puncturing and Reaffirmation; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Parody Overview; 2 Everyone's Going West; 3 The Pre-Brooks King of Parody: Bob Hope ... And Disciple Woody Allen; 4 Mel Brooks; 5 Two for the Road; 6 Epilogue; Appendix: Selected Filmography; Selected Bibliography; Index; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - An overview of the place of parody in film history. It defines the genre, differentiating it from satire, and demonstrates how a well-executed spoof provides an educational blueprint of its target genre. Films discussed include "Destry Rides Again" (1939) and "Scream" (1996)
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