The Drop Dead Funny '70s

American Film Comedies Year by Year

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by Dan Lalande

Type

Film Reviews

Subject

Genre > Comedy/Humor

Keywords

comedy, humor, 1970s

Publishing date

2023

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 240 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-9254-8

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Book Presentation:
This work offers a critical examination of 130 commercially-released film comedies of the 1970s. It considers the socio-political circumstances of each year of the decade, then critiques each film released that year with a focus on its effect on the film industry and the art of big screen comedy, as well as the emergence of talents whose work influenced (or was influenced by) the zeitgeist of the decade. Covering popular titles like M*A*S*H, Blazing Saddles, American Graffiti, The Bad News Bears, Smokey and the Bandit and many more, it argues that the 1970s may rightly be considered the last golden age of film comedy.

About the Author:
Dan Lalande is a screenwriter based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For thirteen years, he served as an adjunct instructor of screen-based storytelling at Algonquin College.

Press Reviews:
• "Lalande is an astute and thoughtful critic, who offers tasty behind-the-scenes tales of how the films were made and weighs their merits… A knowledgeable, entertaining, and useful critical review of comedy films of the 1970s."—Library Journal

• "An entertaining survey of American film comedies from that tumultuous decade in Hollywood history"—Booklist

See the publisher website: McFarland & Co