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Author:   Robert Alan Crick
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.481kg
ISBN:  

9780786443260

ISBN 10:   078644326
Pages:   269
Publication Date:   25 August 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction     1 “I’M HYSTERICAL, AND I’M WET!” The Producers (1968)     2 “HOPE FOR THE BEST, EXPECT THE WORST” The Twelve Chairs (1970)     3 “HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SUCH CRUELTY?” Blazing Saddles (1974)     4 “PUT…THE CANDLE…BACK!” Young Frankenstein (1974)     5 “DON’T YOU KNOW THAT SLAPSTICK IS DEAD?!” Silent Movie (1976)     6 “WHAT A DRAMATIC AIRPORT!” High Anxiety (1977)     7 “IT’S GOOD TO BE THE KING!” History of the World—Part I (1981)     8 “SONDHEIM! SEND IN THE CLOWNS!” To Be or Not to Be (1983)     9 “MAY THE SCHWARTZ BE WITH YOU!” Spaceballs (1987)     10 “WE HAVE REACHED CAPACITY!” Life Stinks (1991)     11 “LEAVE US ALONE, MEL BROOKS!” Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)     12 “AND YOU WILL REMEMBER NOTHING!” Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)     Appendix     Bibliography     Index    

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"""enthusiastic""--Film Review; ""useful and interesting features...a notable and impressive list of the moviemaker's work throughout his career""--Film & History."

enthusiastic --<i>Film Review</i>; useful and interesting features...a notable and impressive list of the moviemaker's work throughout his career --<i>Film & History.</i>

Useful and in -- Film & History. Film & History.

Author Information

Teacher Robert Alan Crick has written analyses for various journals and books about radio, television, and the movies. He lives in Russellville, Kentucky.

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