The Films of Amy Heckerling

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Edited by Frances Smith and Timothy Shary

Type

Film Reviews

Subject

Director > Amy Heckerling

Keywords

Amy Heckerling

Publishing date

2016

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press

Collection

ReFocus: The American Directors Series

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 280 pages
6 x 9 ¼ inches (15.5 x 23.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4744-0461-7

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Book Presentation:
A collection of interdisciplinary essays, collected for the first time, on the work of filmmaker and screenwriter Amy Heckerling

Clueless and Fast Times at Ridgemont High are affectionately regarded as key foundations of the modern Hollywood teen movie. However, the director and screenwriter for these films, Amy Heckerling, is far from a household name, despite the major influence she has had on contemporary US cinema.

The first book-length study of her films, ReFocus: The Films of Amy Heckerling brings together a collection of original essays from a wide range of critical perspectives, aiming to recuperate Heckerling’s place as a distinctive female voice in the contemporary Hollywood landscape. Divided into four sections, each examining a distinctive aspect of Heckerling’s work, the volume draws on research from applied linguistics and audience studies, as well as from aspects of gender and film studies. Questions of gender, genre and identity, as well as the role of women in Hollywood and the implications of Heckerling’s recent turn to television, are all considered in a volume that aims to refocus on the films and influence of this distinctive American director.

About the authors:
Frances Smith is a Teaching Fellow at University College London Timothy Shary is Adjunct Instructor at Southern New Hampshire University's College of Online and Continuing Education.

Press Reviews:
The editors and contributors did an excellent job showing the impact and continued relevance of Clueless, Fast Times and Ridgemont High, and the Look Who’s Talking films. I was particularly stuck by the evaluation of the language and words used in her films, as well as the subtle ways that Heckerling was able to place women and women’s issues into the films in a way that was not isolating and did not result in her films being labelled as "chick flicks".'– Emily L. Newman, Journal of Popular Film and Television

The editors and contributors did an excellent job showing the impact and continued relevance of Clueless, Fast Times and Ridgemont High, and the Look Who’s Talking films. I was particularly stuck by the evaluation of the language and words used in her films, as well as the subtle ways that Heckerling was able to place women and women’s issues into the films in a way that was not isolating and did not result in her films being labelled as "chick flicks".'– Emily L. Newman, Journal of Popular Film and Television

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