| Laughing Screaming: Modern Hollywood Horror and Comedy Revised Edition Contributor(s): Paul, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 023108465X ISBN-13: 9780231084659 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $35.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1995 Annotation: An engrossing examination of a popular box office genre--the gross-out movie-- "Laughing Screaming" is the first study to take this lowbrow product seriously. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| Series: Film and Culture |
| Physical Information: 1.16" H x 5.93" W x 8.92" (1.60 lbs) 550 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Concentrating on films produced during the 1970s-1980s, this study explores the social and psychological implications of horror and comedy on film in a discussion ranging from the classics of Chaplin and Hitchcock to 'movies that embrace the lowest common denominator as an aesthetic principle'. |