Science fiction film /

Science fiction film examines one of the most enduring and popular genres of Hollywood cinema, suggesting how the science fiction film reflects attitudes toward science, technology, and reason as they have evolved in American culture over the course of the twentieth century. J.P. Telotte provides a...

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Main Author: Telotte, J. P., 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Series:Genres in American cinema.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • The world of the science fiction film
  • Science fiction film: the critical context
  • A trajectory of the American science fiction film
  • The science fiction film as fantastic text: THX 1138
  • The science fiction film as marvelous text: Close encounters of the third kind
  • The science fiction film as uncanny text: RoboCop
  • Crossing genre boundaries/bound by fantasy: The fly (1986)
  • A note on boundaries.