Acting for America movie stars of the 1980s /

Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Eberwein, Robert T.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2010.
Series:Star decades: American culture/American cinema
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10537891
Table of Contents:
  • Robert De Niro: star as actor auteur / Aaron Baker
  • Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger: androgynous macho men / Rebecca Bell-Metereau
  • Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek: country girls / William Brown
  • Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise: rebellion and conformity / Michael DeAngelis
  • Michael J. Fox and the Brat Pack: contrasting identities / Robert Eberwein
  • Eddie Murphy: the rise and fall of the golden child / Krin Gabbard
  • Sigourney Weaver : woman warrior, working girl / Chris Holmlund
  • Harrison Ford: a well-tempered machismo / Adam Knee
  • Sally FIeld and Goldie Hawn: feminism, post-feminism, and cactus flower politics / Christina Lane
  • Meryl Streep: feminism and femininity in the era of backlash / Linda Mizejewski
  • Clint Eastwood and Bruce Willis: enforcers left and right / James Morrison
  • Steve Martin and John Candy: penny wise and pound foolish / Jerry Mosher
  • In the wings / Robert Eberwein.