Watching the World Die - Nuclear Threat Films of the 1980s

During the 1980s, popular fear of World War III spurred moviemakers to produce dozens of nuclear threat films. Categories ranged from monster movies to post-apocalyptic adventures to realistic depictions of nuclear war and its immediate aftermath.
Coverage of atomic angst films isn't new, but this is the first book to solely analyze 1980s nuclear threat movies as a group. Entries range from classics such as The Day After and WarGames to obscurities such as Desert Warrior and Massive Retaliation. Chronological coverage of the 121 films released between 1980 and 1990 includes production details, chapter notes, and critical commentaries.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Chapter One. Cold War Jitters: The '50s vs. the '80s

Chapter Two. 1980

Chapter Three. 1981

Chapter Four. 1982

Chapter Five. 1983

Chapter Six. 1984

Chapter Seven. 1985

Chapter Eight. 1986

Chapter Nine. 1987

Chapter Ten. 1988

Chapter Eleven. 1989

Chapter Twelve. 1990

Epilogue

Appendix

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Mike Bogue, a retired educator living in Ozark, Arkansas, has written for Scary Monsters Magazine, G-FAN, Movie Milestones, The Lost Films Fanzine, Castle of Frankenstein, and Mad Scientist.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Mike Bogue
• Verlag: Ingram Publishers Services
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 26.10.2023
• EAN: 9781476691015
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-9101-5
• Seiten: 269
• Abmessung: 178 mm x 254 mm x 14 mm
• Gewicht: 481 g
• Illustration: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Fotografie, Film, Video, TV; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, Film, TV & radio, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Nuclear weapons, c 1970 to c 1980, c 1980 to c 1989, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism, Performing arts genres: Drama