Acting for America : : Movie Stars of the 1980s / / ed. by Robert Eberwein.
A captivating cast of 1980s power and talent--John Candy, Tom Cruise, Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood, Sally Field, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox, Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Lange, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sissy Spacek, Sylvester Stallone, Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Star Decades: American Culture/American
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 59 illustrations. 59 photographs |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Stardom in the 1980s
- 1. Robert De Niro: Star as Actor Auteur
- 2. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger: Androgynous Macho Men
- 3. Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek: Country Girls
- 4. Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise: Rebellion and Conformity
- 5 Michael J. Fox and the Brat Pack: Contrasting Identities
- 6. Eddie Murphy:The Rise and Fall of the Golden Child
- 7. Sigourney Weaver:Woman Warrior,Working Girl
- 8. Harrison Ford: A Well-Tempered Machismo
- 9. Sally Field and Goldie Hawn: Feminism, Post-feminism, and Cactus Flower Politics
- 10. Meryl Streep: Feminism and Femininity in the Era of Backlash
- 11. Clint Eastwood and Bruce Willis: Enforcers Left and Right
- 12. Steve Martin and John Candy: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
- In the Wings
- Works Cited
- Contributors
- Index