{"product_id":"bold-daring-shocking-true-a-history-of-exploitation-films-1919-1959-paperback","title":"Bold! Daring! Shocking! True!: A History of Exploitation Films, 1919-1959 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEric Schaefer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnashamed nudists, high-flying hopheads, brazen strippers, vicious vice lords, and high school girls who find themselves \"in trouble\" comprise the population of exploitation films. In the first full-scale history of these low-budget movies of decades past, Eric Schaefer reveals how this pioneering form of \"trash film\" purveyed the forbidden thrills of explicit sexual behavior, drug use, and vice that the mainstream movie industry could not show. \u003cbr\u003e\t\u003ci\u003eBold! Daring! Shocking! True!\u003c\/i\u003e is a meticulously researched, interdisciplinary study that is informed by a wide range of sources--including both mainstream and industry newspapers and periodicals, archival accounts, personal interviews, and the films themselves. Schaefer begins by exploring the unique mode of production of exploitation movies, their distribution, and the outrageous exhibition practices that were rooted in the traditions of sideshows and carnivals. His close analysis of dozens of films, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eModern Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Way Ticket to Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Wages of Sin\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that these films were more than simply \"bad\" movies. By situating exploitation films in a historical context and organizing them according to the social problems they addressed, Schaefer shows how they evolved during a period of forty years and how, during that time, they shaped public policies and attitudes. Finally, he focuses on the changes in the postwar American film industry that led to the decline of the classical exploitation film and set the stage for the rise of \"sexploitation\" in the 1960s. \u003cbr\u003e\tEngagingly written, illustrated with rare photographs, posters, production stills, and ad slicks, and offering a full filmography, \u003ci\u003eBold! Daring! Shocking! True!\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a forgotten side of film history and American culture. It will delight and inform those interested in film history, cultural studies, American studies and history, and the many fans of exploitation films.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe exploitation film has enjoyed a cult following as 'turkey cinema, ' 'trash, ' midnight movie camp, psychotronic cinema, and the object of ridicule on Mystery Science Theater 3000.\" Yet Schaefer's book shows us that it must be central to any understanding of the way Hollywood cinema operates. This groundbreaking work will open up an entirely new field of film history.\"--Henry Jenkins, author of \"Science Fiction Audiences: Watching \"Doctor Who\" and \"Star Trek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Schaefer is Assistant Professor of Visual and Media Arts at Emerson College in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 8.96 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44289840316518,"sku":"9780822323747","price":44.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/SUVsWkdRREFFOWpJMm9taTEvSDVDUT09.webp?v=1766773378","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bold-daring-shocking-true-a-history-of-exploitation-films-1919-1959-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}