Informationen zum Autor English instructor Gina Fournier lives in Evart, Michigan. Klappentext The entertainment industry is all too much a man's world, with Hollywood at its macho center. Thelma & Louise made film history with a female screenwriter, two female leads and a controversial, female-empowered storyline. The film is well worth studying for its impact on Hollywood and, in a broader sense, its reflection of women's role in society. This book examines the cultural impact of Thelma & Louise, not only upon its release in 1991 but throughout the years since. The book begins with a look at the role of women in media and the underrepresentation of women in the film industry, on and off screen. Next comes a thorough examination of Thelma & Louise's public reception: the controversy it generated, the reviews it received, and the many ways it is referenced in popular culture. Case studies from newspapers across the United States, focusing on reviews and op-ed pieces in The Salt Lake Tribune, The Washington Post, The Boston Herald, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution and others, show how the film's reception differed from region to region. The final chapter provides current female employment statistics for the film industry and offers insight into the present role of women in film. Zusammenfassung Examines the cultural impact of ""Thelma and Louise"". This book looks at the role of women in media and the underrepresentation of women in the film industry! on and off screen. It also examines ""Thelma and Louise's"" public reception! the controversy it generated! the reviews it received! and the many ways it is referenced in popular culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction: Why Isolate Women? PART I: A FILM OF THEIR OWN1. The Primary Insult 2. Woolf Passes the Pen to Khouri 3. The Bloody Truth about Women in Hollywood Films 4. The Remarkable Thelma and Louise PART II. PUBLIC RECEPTION5. The Great Debate 6. Rape Downgraded to a "Minor Plot Point": The Nation Reacts to Two Women Characters 7. Second Wave 8. Deep Impact 9. The Thelma & Louise-ing of American Culture 10. Thelma and Louise Reunite-In Jail PART III: CASE STUDIES11. Middle of the Road-Dayton: The Dayton Daily News 12. Detroit: The Detroit Free Press 13. Chicago: The Chicago Tribune 14. Salt Lake City: The Salt Lake Tribune 15. Southern Exposure-Atlanta: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 16. Coast to Coast-Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post 17. Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Times 18. The Hub-Boston: The Boston Globe 19. The East vs. the Heartland: The Boston Herald and The Kansas City Star 20. Conclusion: Too Many Bogus Years Epilogue Cast and Credits Chapter Notes Bibliography Index ...

Autorentext
English instructor Gina Fournier lives in Evart, Michigan.

Klappentext

The entertainment industry is all too much a man's world, with Hollywood at its macho center. Thelma & Louise made film history with a female screenwriter, two female leads and a controversial, female-empowered storyline. The film is well worth studying for its impact on Hollywood and, in a broader sense, its reflection of women's role in society. This book examines the cultural impact of Thelma & Louise, not only upon its release in 1991 but throughout the years since. The book begins with a look at the role of women in media and the underrepresentation of women in the film industry, on and off screen. Next comes a thorough examination of Thelma & Louise's public reception: the controversy it generated, the reviews it received, and the many ways it is referenced in popular culture. Case studies from newspapers across the United States, focusing on reviews and op-ed pieces in The Salt Lake Tribune, The Washington Post, The Boston Herald, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution and others, show how the film's reception differed from region to region. The final chapter provides current female employment statistics for the film industry and offers insight into the present role of women in film.

Zusammenfassung
Examines the cultural impact of ""Thelma and Louise"". This book looks at the role of women in media and the underrepresentation of women in the film industry, on and off screen. It also examines ""Thelma and Louise's"" public reception, the controversy it generated, the reviews it received, and the many ways it is referenced in popular culture.

Inhalt

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Why Isolate Women?

PART I: A FILM OF THEIR OWN

1. The Primary Insult
2. Woolf Passes the Pen to Khouri
3. The Bloody Truth about Women in Hollywood Films

4. The Remarkable Thelma and Louise

   PART II. PUBLIC RECEPTION

5. The Great Debate
6. Rape Downgraded to a "Minor Plot Point": The Nation Reacts to Two Women Characters
7. Second Wave
8. Deep Impact
9. The Thelma & Louise-ing of American Culture

10. Thelma and Louise Reunite-In Jail

    PART III: CASE STUDIES

11. Middle of the Road-Dayton: The Dayton Daily News
12. Detroit: The Detroit Free Press
13. Chicago: The Chicago Tribune
14. Salt Lake City: The Salt Lake Tribune
15. Southern Exposure-Atlanta: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
16. Coast to Coast-Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post
17. Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Times
18. The Hub-Boston: The Boston Globe
19. The East vs. the Heartland: The Boston Herald and The Kansas City Star

20. Conclusion: Too Many Bogus Years

    Epilogue
    Cast and Credits
    Chapter Notes
    Bibliography
    Index