ReFocus: The Films of John Hughes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Av Timothy Shary, Frances Smith, Eastern Florida State College) Shary, Timothy (Professor, University of Sussex) Smith, Frances (Lecturer in Film Studies

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The films of John Hughes (1950–2009) have enjoyed popular and critical success alike, from his first scripts in the early 1980s through to his celebrated work later in the decade and into the 1990s. While Hughes is best remembered for his stories about teenagers, such as Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), almost all of his films deal with comical conflicts within everyday American families. He directed eight films and wrote over thirty in a career spanning a quarter of a century, and is fondly remembered for influencing American perceptions of – and appreciation for – the daily lives of (primarily) common citizens. This wide-ranging collection examines the films of John Hughes from diverse angles, considering how he depicted young characters, how he revealed the humour of family life, and how his films subtly critiqued social issues such as class, race, gender, education and domestic relationships.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-04-13
Mått156 x 234 x 27 mm
Vikt596 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieReFocus: The American Directors Series
Antal sidor296
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474449021

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Timothy Shary is the author of Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen (Wallflower, 2005) and Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in American Cinema Since 1980 (Texas, 2014). He teaches at Eastern Florida State College. Frances Smith is Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Sussex. She is the author of 'Rethinking the Hollywood Teen Movie' (Edinburgh University Press, 2017), which combines close textual analysis and critical theory to argue that the genre possesses a distinct narrative and aesthetic.

List of FiguresAcknowledgements Notes on ContributorsFilm and Television Work by John Hughes 1. Introduction - Timothy Shary and Frances SmithPart I: Hughes in the Industry2. John Hughes as Auteur: History, Hagiography, Historiography - Elissa H. Nelson3. "Becoming John Hughes": Regional Production, Hyphenate Filmmaking, and Independence Within Hollywood - Yannis Tzioumakis 4. Ferris Bueller vs. Parker Lewis: "Adapting" Ferris Bueller’s Day Off for Television - Stephen Tropiano Part II: Reconsidering Youth5. "Life moves pretty fast": Mobility, Power, and Aesthetics in John Hughes’s Teen Films - Christina G. Petersen 6. "When Cameron Was in Egypt’s Land": The Queer Child of Neglect in John Hughes’s Films - Barbara Jane Brickman 7. We Need to Talk about Kevin McCallister: John Hughes’s Careless Parents and Abandoned Children - Melissa Oliver-Powell Part III: Family and Fatherhood8. Brand Name Vision: Props in the Films of John Hughes - Leah R. Shafer 9. Domesticating the Comedian: Comic Performance, Narrative, and the Family in John Hughes’s 1980s Comedian Films - Holly Chard10. Fatherhood and the Failures of Paternal Authority in the Films of John Hughes - Alice Leppert Part IV: Contested Identities11. Bizarre Love Triangle: Frankensteinian Masculinities in Weird Science - Andrew Scahill 12. "You look good wearing my future:" Social Class and Individualism in the 1980s Teen Films of John Hughes - Robert C. Bulman 13. The Unbearable Whiteness of Being in a John Hughes Movie - Frances Smith BibliographyAppendix: Other Films and Television Shows Cited in this CollectionIndex

Refocus: The Films of John Hughes is a fantastic book! This important volume recognises Hughes as a significant and prolific filmmaker, analysing his position in the industry as well as offering insightful critique of his films. The book identifies the limitations of Hughes’s films, particularly regarding the treatment of gender, sexuality and race, whilst also acknowledging their lasting appeal.