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Jon Lewis weaves a compelling narrative of how box office needs--rather than moral strictures--have dictated the history of film regulation. Telling the complex and fascinating story of how Hollywood abandoned the Production Code and developed the ratings system, and then telling the even more compelling story of how the X rating became a desirable marketing device when hard-core pornography became popular, Hollywood v. Hard Core reveals a great deal about the true business of censorship. --Linda Williams, Author of Hard Core : Power, Pleasure, and the ''Frenzy of the Visible'' In 1972, The Godfather and Deep Throat were the two most popular films in the country. One, a major Hollywood studio production, the other an independently made ''skin flick.'' At that moment, Jon Lewis asserts, the fate of the American film industry hung in the balance. Spanning the 20th century, Hollywood v. Hard Core weaves a gripping tale of censorship and regulation. Since the industry's infancy, film producers and distributors have publicly regarded ratings codes as a necessary evil. Hollywood regulates itself, we have been told, to prevent the government from doing it for them. Bu

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Author

Jon Lewis

Publisher

New York University Press; New York University Press; New York University

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585479798

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, Literary Fiction, Political Science

Rating

4 / 5 (14 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14