Depiction of Terrorists in Blockbuster Hollywood Films, 1980℗ئ2001 : An Analytical Study
This book examines how American foreign policy and economic interests influenced the portrayal of international terrorism in Hollywood blockbuster films from the time of the Iran hostage crisis to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Part I defines modern international terrorism and how it relates to the United States, its news media, and its film industry. Part II covers depictions of terrorism during the waning Cold War, including films like Commando and Iron Eagle. Part III covers the Hollywood terrorist after the Cold War, including European terrorists in the Die Hard franchise, Passenger 57, Patriot Games, Blown Away, The Jackal and Ronin; fundamentalist Islamic terrorists in True Lies and Executive Decision; the return of the communist threat in Air Force One; and 9/11 foreshadowing in The Siege
eBook, English, 2011
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, 2011
History
1 online resource (365 pages)
9780786456901, 0786456906
1058410921
Cover
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Modern International Terrorism
1. International Terrorism and the News Media
2. International Terrorism and the United States
3. International Terrorism and the Hollywood Film Industry
Part II. The Hollywood Terrorist and the Cold War Red Terror Network
4. International Terrorism in the Americas
Invasion USA
Commando
5. State Sponsored Middle Eastern Terrorism
Iron Eagle
The Delta Force
Part III. The Hollywood Terrorist After the Cold War
6. "Yippee Ki- yay, Motherfucker"
Die Hard (1988: #7)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990: #7)
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995: #7)
7. Euroinvasion
Passenger 57
Patriot Games
Blown Away
The Jackal
Ronin
8. Hollywood's Version of Fundamentalist Islamic Terrorism
True Lies
Executive Decision
9. Return of the Communist Threat
Air Force One
10. Predicting 9/11
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index