- Title
- Way hilarious : Amy Heckerling as a female comedy director, writer, and producer
- Creator
- Speed, Lesley
- Date
- 2016
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/100675
- Identifier
- vital:10583
- Identifier
- http://library.federation.edu.au/record=b2613184
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781474404617 (ISBN); 9781474404624 (ISBN); 9781474404631 (ISBN)
- Abstract
- Beneath their surface frivolity, the films of Amy Heckerling use humor to explore, such fundamental themes as gender, parenthood, aging, sexual relationships, and the idiosyncrasies of social life in a changing society. As a director, writer, and producer whose work includes prominent and financially successful films, Heckerling is an important figure in women's expanded influence in comedy. Among the distinctive elements of her work are comedic social observation, a focus on youth and age difference, body humor, and an inclusive approach to characterization. Spanning more than three decades, Heckerling's career is a model for women's development of the comedy and teen genres in film and television beyond their traditional masculine preoccupations.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Relation
- ReFocus : The films of Amy Heckerling Chapter 12 p. 218-239
- Rights
- Copyright © editorial matter and organization Francis Smith and Timothy Shary, 2016; Copyright © the chapters their several authors, 2016
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Amy Heckerling; Female comedy; Director; Writer; Producer
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