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<p><p>This collection concentrates on the analysis of cult movies, how they are defined, who defines them and the cultural politics of these definitions. The definition of the cult movie relies on a sense of its distinction from the mainstream or ordinary. This also raises issues about the perception of it as an oppositional form of cinema, and of its strained relationships to processes of institutionalization and classification. In other words, cult movie fandom has often presented itself as being in opposition to the academy, commercial film industries and the media more generally, but has been far more dependent on these forms than it has usually been willing to admit. The international roster of essayists range over the full and entertaining gamut of cult films from Dario Argento, Spanish horror and Peter Jackson's New Zealand gorefests to sexploitation, kung fu and sci-fi flicks.<p></p>

Author

Editor-mark Jancovich

Publisher

Manchester ; New York: Manchester University Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780719066313

Subjects

Sports, Literary Fiction, History

Updated

2026-03-24