Mainstream Maverick: John Hughes and New Hollywood Cinema

by Holly Chard

Book Overview

Winner, Best First Monograph, British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies

The first scholarly book on John Hughes examines Hollywood's complex relationship with genre, the role of the auteur in commercial cinema, and the legacy of favorites such as Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

In the 1980s and 1990s, John Hughes was one of Hollywood's most reliable hitmakers, churning out...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477321306
• ISBN13: 9781477321300
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"