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INTRODUCTION The Making of “John Hughes”
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Holly Chard
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
- INTRODUCTION The Making of “John Hughes” 1
- CHAPTER 1. Building a Brand: Universal (1984–1985) 17
- CHAPTER 2. Realities and Fantasies of Suburban Adolescence 41
- CHAPTER 3. The Creative Producer: Paramount (1985–1987) 65
- CHAPTER 4. Gender, Generation, and Coming-of-Age in 1980s America 89
- CHAPTER 5. Solid Family Fare: Universal (1988–1990) and Warner Bros. (1987–1993) 115
- CHAPTER 6. Pressures of Parenthood and Fantasies of Childhood 141
- CHAPTER 7. Family Film Franchises: 20th Century Fox (1989–1997) 167
- CHAPTER 8. Slapstick, Sentimentality, and the American Family 193
- CONCLUSION Mainstream Maverick? 215
- NOTES 233
- INDEX 267
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
- INTRODUCTION The Making of “John Hughes” 1
- CHAPTER 1. Building a Brand: Universal (1984–1985) 17
- CHAPTER 2. Realities and Fantasies of Suburban Adolescence 41
- CHAPTER 3. The Creative Producer: Paramount (1985–1987) 65
- CHAPTER 4. Gender, Generation, and Coming-of-Age in 1980s America 89
- CHAPTER 5. Solid Family Fare: Universal (1988–1990) and Warner Bros. (1987–1993) 115
- CHAPTER 6. Pressures of Parenthood and Fantasies of Childhood 141
- CHAPTER 7. Family Film Franchises: 20th Century Fox (1989–1997) 167
- CHAPTER 8. Slapstick, Sentimentality, and the American Family 193
- CONCLUSION Mainstream Maverick? 215
- NOTES 233
- INDEX 267