Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) :
illustrations
Cinema and society series
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Introduction -- The Rocky horror picture show (1975) -- Performance (1970); Case study 1: Get Carter -- A clockwork orange (1971) -- The wicker man (1973); Case study 2: Monty Python and the holy grail (1975) -- Tommy (1975) -- The man who fell to earth (1976); Case study 3: Quadrophenia (1979) -- Withnail & I (1986); Case study 3: Trainspotting (1996) -- Conclusion.
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Cult has entered the cultural psyche in a profound and pervasive way. There is no corner of popular culture beyond the potential for cult transformation. Indeed, in entering common parlance the term has effectively lost its clandestine mystique. But why? And how did we get here with cult? "Withnail and Us" charts the journey of cult in culture through an exploration of British cult films and their fans. It is about our bizarre and enduring fascination with once obscure or shocking movies, from "A Clockwork Orange" to "The Wicker Man". What is it about certain film.
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Withnail and us.
9781848850927
Cult films-- Great Britain-- History and criticism.
Motion pictures-- Great Britain-- History and criticism.
Motion pictures-- Social aspects-- Great Britain.
Popular culture-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century.