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BL
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1018319
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b772689
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| Main Entry
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Gehring, Wes D.
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| Title & Author
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Parody as film genre : : "never give a saga an even break" /\ Wes D. Gehring ; foreword by Scott R. Olson.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 1999.
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| Series Statement
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Contributions to the study of popular culture,; no. 69
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1 online resource (xxii, 223 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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031300353X
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: 0313261865
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: 1282427628
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: 9780313003530
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: 9780313261862
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: 9781282427624
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Filmography: pages 201-208.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-217) and index.
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| Contents
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Illustrations; Foreword: Puncturing and Reaffirmation; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Parody Overview; 2 Everyone's Going West; 3 The Pre-Brooks King of Parody: Bob Hope ... And Disciple Woody Allen; 4 Mel Brooks; 5 Two for the Road; 6 Epilogue; Appendix: Selected Filmography; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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An overview of the place of parody in film history. It defines the genre, differentiating it from satire, and demonstrates how a well-executed spoof provides an educational blueprint of its target genre. Films discussed include "Destry Rides Again" (1939) and "Scream" (1996).
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Parody films-- History and criticism.
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Parody films.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Film Video-- Reference.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43/617
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| LC Classification
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PN1995.9.C55G426 1999eb
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