Title:
Life moves pretty fast : the lessons we learned from eighties movies (and why we don't learn them from movies anymore) / Hadley Freeman.
ISBN:
9781501130458
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2016.
Physical Description:
viii, 339 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
"An earlier edition of this work was published in Great Britain in 2015."--Title page verso.
Contents:
Dirty dancing: abortions happen and that's just fine -- The princess bride: true love isn't just about the kissing parts -- Pretty in pink: awkward girls should never have makeovers -- When Harry met Sally: romcoms don't have to make you feel like you're having a lobotomy -- Ghostbusters (with a segue into Top gun): how to be a man -- Ferris Bueller's day off: the impact of social class -- Steel magnolias: women are interesting -- Baby boom: successful women are sexy as hell -- Back to the future: parents are important -- Batman: superheroes don't have to be such a drag -- Eddie Murphy's eighties movies: race can be transcended -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"From Vogue contributor and Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman, a personalized guide to eighties movies that describes why they changed movie-making forever--featuring exclusive interviews with the producers, directors, writers and stars of the best cult classics"-- Provided by publisher.
OCLC Number:
ocn928481086
Availability:
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