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Book SynopsisFocuses on the way film icons have engaged in and defined some major issues of cultural and social concern to America during the 1980s. Sections explore how movie stars' films create increased audience awareness of advances in feminism, new ideas about masculinity, and the complex political atmosphere under Reagan.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Stardom in the 1980s
1. Robert De Niro: Star as Actor Auteur
2. Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger: Androgynous Macho Men
3. Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek: Country Girls
4. Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise: Rebellion and Conformity
5. Michael J. Fox and the Brat Pack: Contrasting Identities
6. Eddie Murphy: The Rise and Fall of the Golden Child
7. Sigourney Weaver: Woman Warrior, Working Girl
8. Harrison Ford: A Well-Tempered Machismo
9. Sally Field and Goldie Hawn: Feminism, Post-Feminism, and Cactus Flower Politics
10. Meryl Streep: Feminism and Femininity in the Era of the Backlash
11. Clint Eastwood and Bruce Willis: Enforcers Left and Right
12. Steve Martin and John Candy: Penny Wise and Pound Foolish
In the Wings
Works Cited
Contributors
Index
