Unashamed nudists, high-flying hopheads, brazen strippers, vicious
vice lords, and high school girls who find themselves "in trouble"
comprise the population of exploitation films. In the first
full-scale history of these low-budget movies of decades past, Eric
Schaefer reveals how this pioneering form of "trash film" purveyed
the forbidden thrills of explicit sexual behavior, drug use, and
vice that the mainstream movie industry could not show.
"Bold Daring Shocking True " is a meticulously researched,
interdisciplinary study that is informed by a wide range of
sources--including both mainstream and industry newspapers and
periodicals, archival accounts, personal interviews, and the films
themselves. Schaefer begins by exploring the unique mode of
production of exploitation movies, their distribution, and the
outrageous exhibition practices that were rooted in the traditions
of sideshows and carnivals. His close analysis of dozens of films,
such as "The Road to Ruin," "Modern Motherhood," "One Way Ticket to
Hell," and "The Wages of Sin" demonstrates that these films were
more than simply "bad" movies. By situating exploitation films in a
historical context and organizing them according to the social
problems they addressed, Schaefer shows how they evolved during a
period of forty years and how, during that time, they shaped public
policies and attitudes. Finally, he focuses on the changes in the
postwar American film industry that led to the decline of the
classical exploitation film and set the stage for the rise of
"sexploitation" in the 1960s.
Engagingly written, illustrated with rare photographs, posters,
production stills, and ad slicks, and offering a full filmography,
"Bold Daring Shocking True " reveals a forgotten side of film
history and American culture. It will delight and inform those
interested in film history, cultural studies, American studies and
history, and the many fans of exploitation films.
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