Shooting Stars: Drugs, Hollywood and the Movies

by Harry Shapiro

Book Overview

"An eminently sensible read that should remain a benchmark volume."-- Independent on Sunday From 1920s marijuana mayhem through the heroin chic films of the '90s, Shooting Stars investigates the drug myths propagated in movies. Shapiro asks not only whether films have glamorized drugs, but shows the clear but complex links between censorship, public morals and the Hollywood dream machine, from Reefer Madness through The Man with the Golden Arm and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852426519
• ISBN13: 9781852426514
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"