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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Stardom in the 1980s 1
5. 1. Robert De Niro: Star as Actor Auteur 19
6. 2. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger: Androgynous Macho Men 36
7. 3. Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek: Country Girls 57
8. 4. Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise: Rebellion and Conformity 77
9. 5 Michael J. Fox and the Brat Pack: Contrasting Identities 99
10. 6. Eddie Murphy:The Rise and Fall of the Golden Child 120
11. 7. Sigourney Weaver:Woman Warrior,Working Girl 139
12. 8. Harrison Ford: A Well-Tempered Machismo 160
13. 9. Sally Field and Goldie Hawn: Feminism, Post-feminism, and Cactus Flower Politics 180
14. 10. Meryl Streep: Feminism and Femininity in the Era of Backlash 201
15. 11. Clint Eastwood and Bruce Willis: Enforcers Left and Right 223
16. 12. Steve Martin and John Candy: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish 243
17. In the Wings 263
18. Works Cited 271
19. Contributors 279
20. Index 281