An edition of Life moves pretty fast
(2015)
Life moves pretty fast
the lessons we learned from eighties movies (and why we don't learn them from movies anymore)
First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
by Hadley Freeman
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"From Vogue contributor and Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman, a personalized guide to eighties movies that describes why they changed movie-making forever--featuring exclusive interviews with the producers, directors, writers and stars of the best cult classics"--
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Motion pictures, History, Motion pictures, history, Motion pictures, social aspects, HISTORY / North America, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism, Influence, Social aspects, Popular culturePlaces
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Table of Contents
Dirty dancing: abortions happen and that's just fine
The princess bride: true love isn't just about the kissing parts
Pretty in pink: awkward girls should never have makeovers
When Harry met Sally: romcoms don't have to make you feel like you're having a lobotomy
Ghostbusters (with a segue into Top gun): how to be a man
Ferris Bueller's day off: the impact of social class
Steel magnolias: women are interesting
Baby boom: successful women are sexy as hell
Back to the future: parents are important
Batman: superheroes don't have to be such a drag
Eddie Murphy's eighties movies: race can be transcended
Epilogue.
Edition Notes
"An earlier edition of this work was published in Great Britain in 2015."--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-321) and index.
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