Profoundly Disturbing - Softcover

Joe Bob Briggs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859653366 ISBN 13: 9780859653367

Publisher: Plexus, 2003

Synopsis

Profoundly Disturbing examines the controversial movies that have unexpectedly and often unintentionally revolutionised mainstream cinema. As well as pioneering new cinematographic techniques, subversive narrative structure and guerrilla marketing strategies, they expanded what could be shown on screen. Joe Bob Briggs uncovers fifteen of the twentieth century s most seminal cult movies, revealing the stories behind their making, complemented by For Further Disturbance sections with recommendations for hundreds of related movies.Profoundly Disturbing finds order amidst the chaos of bizarre cinema, providing a guide that s essential for all movie-lovers.

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Review

'A veritable feast of shlock, sleaze, splatter and smut.' -- Hotdog

'Briggs covers all the right ground in sprightly, engaging style.' -- Total Film

one of the year's best... accessible but insightful. -- The Guardian, December 20, 2003

Synopsis

From the murky depths can come the most extraordinary things...Profoundly Disturbing examines the startling and controversial movies that have unexpectedly and unintentionally revolutionised commercial cinema. From pseudo-educational roadshow movies to hardcore porn and horror exploitation, their subversive narratives and guerilla marketing strategies would eventually change the face of popular film. In this book Joe Bob Briggs uncovers the seminal cult movies of the twentieth century, and tells the fascinating stories behind their production and the impact they made. Briggs is best known as the cowboy-hat wearing, Texas-drawling host of Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater and Monstervision, which ran for fourteen years on cable TV. His goofy, disarming take offered a refreshingly different perspective that made movie fans either laugh out loud or surprised them with its insightful analysis. Now, with more than three decades of immersion in cult movies, Briggs swaps his Stetson for a film historian's hat. His wealth of knowledge about the most iconoclastic popular films offers the most profoundly engaging insight into profoundly disturbing movies.

From the Saturday matinee to the midnight movie, all of the most influential cult titles are covered. Fifteen in-depth essays cover the history and the influence of such films as Mom and Dad (1942), Blood Feast (1963), Deep Throat (1972), The Exorcist (1973), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Reservoir Dogs (1992), and Crash (1996). The text is complimented by introductions to related films and striking archive stills. An essential reference guide to cult cinema, Profoundly Disturbing should be in the home library of every movie fan - especially those who think they've seen everything.

Edition details

• Publisher: Plexus
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859653366
• ISBN 13: 9780859653367
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256