PrefaceIntroduction1 From Counterculture to Counterrevolution, 1967-19711. Alienation and Rebellion2. Feminism, Black Radicalism, Student Rebellion3. The Hollywood Counterrevolution2 Crisis Films1. Diaster Films2. Metaphors of Fear3. Francis Coppola and the Crisis of Patriarchy3 Genre Transformations and the Failure of Liberalism1. Western, Detective, Musical2. Social Problem Films3. Conspiracy Films4 Class, Race, and the New South1. The Hollywood Working Class2. Representations of Blacks3. The New South5 The Politics of Sexuality1. The Poisiton of Women2. From a Male Point of View: Men's Movies and the Return of Romance3. The Family and the New Sexuality6 Horror Films1. The Occult2. Monsters3. Brian De Palma and the Slash and Gash Cycles7 Vietnam and the New Militarism1. Debating Vietman2. The Military Rehabilited3. The New Militarism8 Return of the Hero: Entrepreneur, Patriarch, Warrior1. The Triumph of Individualism—From Man to Superman2. George Lucas's Strategic Defense Initiatives3. The Leadership Principle—From Movie Brats to Movie Moguls9 Fantasy Films1. Technophobia2. Dystopias3. At Home with Steven Spielberg10 The Politics of Representation1. On the Left Edge of Hollywood2. Within the Hollywood Codes: Political Films3. Beyond Hollywood: The Independent SectorConclusion: Film and PoliticsPostfaceAppendixNotesSelected BibliographyIndex