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Author:   William B. Parrill
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.562kg
ISBN:  

9780786440221

ISBN 10:   0786440228
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   25 August 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      Introduction      THE FILMS 1984 A Nightmare on Elm Street Baby Face      1985 Private Resort Horny Crunchies Winner      1985 Lady Blue, “Birds of Prey,” TV Episode      1986 Platoon Learning the Craft      1986 Slow Burn Film Noir Lite      1987–1990 21 Jump Street: Teenage Heartthrob      1989 Cry-Baby The Rebel      1990 Edward Scissorhands Cutting Edge Drama      1991 Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare Opra Noodlemantra      1991 Into the Great Wide Open A Music Video      1992 Arizona Dream A Foreigner’s Dream      1993 Benny & Joon The Silent Clown      1993 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape The Caregiver      1994 Ed Wood “The Worst Director of Time”      1995 Don Juan DeMarco The Great Lover      1995 Dead Man The Voyage of Life of a Stupid White Man      1995 Nick of Time Barely      1996 The Brave “One Hour of Anything”      1996 Cannes Man Cameo Man      1997 Donnie Brasco The Gangster Lover      1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Gonzo Journalism      1998 LA Without a Map The Ghost of Johnny Depp      1999 The Source Kerouac and Company      1999 The Astronaut’s Wife Inside Man      1999 Sleepy Hollow Heads Will Roll      2000 The Ninth Gate Rare Book Man      2000 Chocolat Rowing in Eden      2000 The Man Who Cried Romance on Horseback      2000 Before Night Falls Bon Bon and Victor      2001 Blow The Entrepreneur      2001 From Hell Pipe Dreams      2003 Once Upon a Time in Mexico The Man with Three Arms 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl The Pirate King      2003 Lost in La Mancha The Great Storm      2004 Finding Neverland The Boys of Summer      2004 Secret Window Again the Double      2004 The Libertine Rake Rochester      2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dracula on the Verge of a Change      2005 Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride Migratory Body Parts      2006 Happily Ever After Elevator Ride      2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest The Return of the King      2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Straining Credulity      2007 Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street      2009 Public Enemies Number One      Filmography      Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

deserves ongoing recommendation...definitive...a powerful tribute --<i>Midwest Book Review</i>; informative and entertaining for both film scholars and enthusiasts --<i>ARBA</i>; Parrill's prose is witty and frankly fun to read. He writes in a style that is accessible to all film fans interested in Depp but includes enough analysis to satisfy the scholar. His discussions of Depp's films are incisive, and the author uses his extensive historical film knowledge to analyze the actor's performances. Parrill has produced the definitive discussion of Johnnny Depp's work to 2009 --<i>Journal of Popular Culture</i>.

deserves ongoing recommendation...definitive...a powerful tribute --Midwest Book Review; informative and entertaining for both film scholars and enthusiasts --ARBA; Parrill's prose is witty and frankly fun to read. He writes in a style that is accessible to all film fans interested in Depp but includes enough analysis to satisfy the scholar. His discussions of Depp's films are incisive, and the author uses his extensive historical film knowledge to analyze the actor's performances. Parrill has produced the definitive discussion of Johnnny Depp's work to 2009 --Journal of Popular Culture.

Author Information

The late William B. Parrill was an emeritus professor of English and communication at Southeastern Louisiana University. He was a founding editor of the journal Louisiana Literature and wrote extensively on films and contemporary literature.

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