Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-192) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : hoodlum poses and gestures -- Strange excitements : the topical and the sensational -- Getting out of town : the cycle unfolds -- After Easy rider : modulations and curious combinations -- Nazi satanists, Vietnam vets and motorcycle mamas (and other such pulp delights) -- Conclusion : buried in the sand forever.
Summary:
Hoodlum Movies focuses on why and how these films were made, who they were made for, and how the cycle developed through the second half of the 1960s. Despised by critics, but welcomed by exhibitors denied first-run films, these cheaply and quickly produced movies were produced to appeal to audiences of mobile youths until 1972.
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