Description
This work offers a critical examination of 130 commercially-released film comedies of the 1970s. It considers the socio-political circumstances of each year of the decade, then critiques each film released that year with a focus on its effect on the film industry and the art of big screen comedy, as well as the emergence of talents whose work influenced (or was influenced by) the zeitgeist of the decade. Covering popular titles like M*A*S*H, Blazing Saddles, American Graffiti, The Bad News Bears, Smokey and the Bandit and many more, it argues that the 1970s may rightly be considered the last golden age of film comedy.
Author: Dan Lalande
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 08/17/2023
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.92h x 6.77w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9781476692548
ISBN10: 1476692548
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | Genres | Comedy
About the Author
Dan Lalande is a screenwriter based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For thirteen years, he served as an adjunct professor of screen-based storytelling at Algonquin College.