Overview

The Hollywood Meme is the first comprehensive study of the transnational adaptations of Hollywood movies that have appeared throughout world cinema. With case studies from the film industries of Turkey, India and the Philippines, Iain Robert Smith shows how reworked versions of Hollywood blockbusters like E.T., The Godfather, Spider-man and Star Wars can complicate prevailing accounts of Hollywood's global impact, and help provide a new model for interrogating transnational flows and exchanges.

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Author:   Iain Robert Smith (Lecturer in Film Studies, King’s College London)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Weight:   0.304kg
ISBN:  

9781474441339

ISBN 10:   1474441335
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   14 November 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Tracing The Hollywood Meme: Towards a Comparative Model of Transnational Adaptation 2. Hollywood and the Popular Cinema of Turkey 2a Üç Dev Adam (1973) // Spiderman 2b Turist Ömer Uzay Yolunda (1973) // Star Trek 2c Şeytan (1974) // The Exorcist 2d Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam (1982) // Star Wars 3. Hollywood and the Popular Cinema of the Philippines 3a Dynamite Johnson (1978) // The Six Million Dollar Man 3b For Y’Ur Height Only (1982) // James Bond 3c Alyas Batman en Robin (1993) // Batman 3d Darna: Ang pagbabalik (1994) // Wonder Woman 4. Hollywood and the Popular Cinema of India 4a Koi… Mil Gaya (2003) // E.T. 4b Sarkar (2005) // The Godfather 4c Heyy Babyy (2007) // Three Men and a Baby 4d Ghajini (2008) // Memento Conclusion Bibliography Index

Reviews

An interesting read for academics working in (popular) genre studies, studies of transnational adaptations and remake studies, as well as for people who want to know more about the Bollywood remake of 'Memento', or the teaming up of James Bond and Batman in the Filipino 'James Batman'. -- Eduard Cuelenaere, Ghent University, Communications

An interesting read for academics working in (popular) genre studies, studies of transnational adaptations and remake studies, as well as for people who want to know more about the Bollywood remake of 'Memento', or the teaming up of James Bond and Batman in the Filipino 'James Batman'. -- Eduard Cuelenaere, Ghent University, Communications Smith's histories should provide ample inspiration for new theoretical and national border and boundary crossings, and for new forms of creative and hybrid thinking. Like any exemplary franchise instalment, Smith's book works just as well in anticipation as it does in execution, hopefully with more histories, more sequels, more spinoffs, and more extensions coming soon. -- Kyle Meikle, SCREEN

Author Information

Iain Robert Smith is Lecturer in Film Studies at King’s College London. He is author of The Hollywood Meme: Transnational Adaptations in World Cinema (Edinburgh UP, 2016) and co-editor of Media Across Borders (2016). He is co-chair of the SCMS Transnational Cinemas Scholarly Interest Group, and co-investigator on the AHRC-funded research network Media Across Borders.

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