Cult Film Stardom

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction: Star-Making, Cult-Making and Forms of Authenticity

   1. Introduction: Star-Making, Cult-Making and Forms of Authenticity

      • Kate Egan, Sarah Thomas

      Pages 1-17

3. Connecting ‘Cult’ and ‘Stardom’

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Cult Movies With and Without Cult Stars: Differentiating Discourses of Stardom

      • Matt Hills

      Pages 21-36

   3. ‘Marginal moments of spectacle’: Character Actors, Cult Stardom and Hollywood Cinema

      • Sarah Thomas

      Pages 37-54

4. Cult Stardom and the Mainstream: Management, Mediation and Negotiation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55

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   2. ‘You’re Bill Groundhog-Day-Ghostbusting-Ass Murray’: ‘Mainstream’ Success, Star Agency and Cult Reinvention

      • Jim Whalley

      Pages 57-72

   3. Prisoner of Cool: Chloë Sevigny, Alternative Stardom and Image Management

      • Jamie Sexton

      Pages 73-89

   4. From Behind the Masks to Inside: Acting, Authenticity and the Star Wars Co-Stars

      • Jason Scott

      Pages 90-106

5. Directors, Reputations and Cult Acting

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. Vincent Price and Cult Performance: The Case of Witchfinder General

      • Justin Smith

      Pages 109-125

   3. Hal Hartley’s ‘Look-out-Martin-Donovan’s-in-the-house!’ Shot: The Transformative Cult Indie Star-Director Relationship and Performance ‘Idiolect’

      • Steven Rawle

      Pages 126-143

   4. Cronenberg Connected: Cameo Acting, Cult Stardom and Supertexts

      • Ernest Mathijs

      Pages 144-162

   5. Low-Flying Stars: Cult Stardom in Mumblecore

      • James Lyons

      Pages 163-178

6. Cult Identities: Gender, Bodies and Otherness

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179

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   2. Damaged Beauty: Montgomery Clift, Tragedy and the Redefinition of a Star Image

      • Karen McNally

      Pages 181-196

   3. Forever Emmanuelle: Sylvia Kristel and Soft-Core Cult Stardom

      • Leila Wimmer

      Pages 197-211

   4. A Real Horror Star: Articulating the Extreme Authenticity of Ingrid Pitt

      • Kate Egan

      Pages 212-225

   5. ‘You’re Really a Miniature Bond’: Weng Weng and the Transnational Dimensions of Cult Film Stardom

      • Iain Robert Smith

      Pages 226-239

7. Cult Stardom in Context: Connoisseurship and Film Criticism

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 241-241

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The term 'cult film star' has been employed in popular journalistic writing for the last 25 years, but what makes cult stars distinct from other film stars has rarely been addressed. This collection explores the processes through which film stars/actors become associated with the cult label, from Bill Murray to Ruth Gordon and Ingrid Pitt.

• cinema
• film
• Hollywood

'This book makes for a compelling read, offering a series of original insights alongside valuable synthesis of existing literature in the twin fields of stardom and cult cinema, also providing insightful analysis and textual readings of a wide range of films. It promises to make a significant contribution to various sub-disciplinary areas of film studies: most notably, stardom and cult cinema but also fandom and performance.' - Martin Shingler, University of Sunderland, UK

'The editors and contributors exhibit a strong understanding of cult cinema and star studies with engaging and accessible writing

throughout the anthology. This is an insightful and fascinating collection that opens new doors to exploring cult films and stardom.' - Julie Lobalzo Wright, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television

• Aberystwyth University, UK

  Kate Egan, Sarah Thomas

CYNTHIA BARON Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University, USA MARK BERNARD Instructor in the Department of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University, USA SHANE BROWN PhD candidate at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK MATT HILLS Reader in Media & Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, UK MARK JANCOVICH Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia, UK JAMES LYONS Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Exeter, UK ERNEST MATHIJS Associate Professor Film Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada KAREN MCNALLY Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and Course Leader for the BA Film and Television Studies at London Metropolitan University, UK JASON SCOTT Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Leeds Trinity University College, UK JAMIE SEXTON Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Northumbria University, UK IAIN ROBERT SMITH Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Roehampton, London, UK JUSTIN SMITH Principal Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK STEVEN RAWLE Lecturer in Film Studies at York St John University, UK JIM WHALLEY Full-time Researcher at De Montfort University, UK LEILA WIMMER Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at London Metropolitan University, UK

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