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Marihuana, Motherhood and Madness
Wood, Bret. Ed(S): Slide, Anthony
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Description for Marihuana, Motherhood and Madness
Hardback. Editor(s): Slide, Anthony. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; APFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Marihuana, Motherhood & Madness features the complete shooting scripts of three Depression-era films directed by independent filmmaker Dwain Esper. A topic of growing interest among cinema aficionados and scholars, the lowbrow exploitation genre was the means by which small-scale entrepreneurs could compete with the major studios. Exploitation films addressed such controversial topics as drug use, prostitution, abortion, child marriage, and even bestiality—topics the major studios were forbidden to address by the Production Code Administration—salaciously exploiting the profitability of such taboo issues, while justifying their prurience by posing as educational tracts. Dwain Esper (1894-1982) was the exploitation industry's ... Read more
Marihuana, Motherhood & Madness features the complete shooting scripts of three Depression-era films directed by independent filmmaker Dwain Esper. A topic of growing interest among cinema aficionados and scholars, the lowbrow exploitation genre was the means by which small-scale entrepreneurs could compete with the major studios. Exploitation films addressed such controversial topics as drug use, prostitution, abortion, child marriage, and even bestiality—topics the major studios were forbidden to address by the Production Code Administration—salaciously exploiting the profitability of such taboo issues, while justifying their prurience by posing as educational tracts. Dwain Esper (1894-1982) was the exploitation industry's ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810833753
SKU
V9780810833753
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About Wood, Bret. Ed(S): Slide, Anthony
Bret Wood is a freelance writer who has published articles in Film Comment and Filmfax. He currently resides in New York.
Reviews for Marihuana, Motherhood and Madness
...a useful addition to the very sparse, accurate documentation of the exploitation film racket.
Classic Images
Each script is appended with Wood's extensive annotations, which are an education in themselves...there's also an extensive introduction, which...lends candid insight into Esper's character.
Video Watchdog
...a fascinating social commentary on liberal marriages, teenage drinking and facelifts. Bret Wood understands ... Read more
Classic Images
Each script is appended with Wood's extensive annotations, which are an education in themselves...there's also an extensive introduction, which...lends candid insight into Esper's character.
Video Watchdog
...a fascinating social commentary on liberal marriages, teenage drinking and facelifts. Bret Wood understands ... Read more