Parody as film genre [electronic resource] : "never give a saga an even break" / Wes D. Gehring ; foreword by Scott R. Olson.
Material type: TextSeries: Contributions to the study of popular culture ; no. 69.Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 223 pages) : illustrationsContent type:- text
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- 031300353X
- 9780313003530
- 9780313261862
- 0313261865
- 791.43/617 21
- PN1995.9.C55 G426 1999eb
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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.
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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