Shail, Andrew, 1978-

Back to the future / Andrew Shail & Robin Stoate. - London ; New York : BFI : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. - 117 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm. - BFI film classics . - BFI film classics. .

Includes bibliographical references.

You're gonna see some serious shit : new new Hollywood in action -- The 1950's and teen culture -- The 1950's imagined in the 1980s -- Film and time -- Conclusion : your kids are gonna love it.

Placing the film 'Back to the Future' in the context of Reaganite America, this book discusses Zemeckis' film-making technique and its relationship to the 'New New Hollywood', as well as exploring the film's attitudes to teen culture of the 1950s and 1980s and its representation of science, atomic power and time travel.

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Back to the future (Motion picture)


Performing Arts.

PN 1997 / S526b 2010

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