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A Alien (1979), 29, 134, 163 Abrams, J.J., 5, 163, 179, 180, 183 Aliens (1986), 1, 10, 25, 163–171 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts Allison, Tanine, 55 and Sciences (AMPAS), 6, 86 Amadeus (1984), 26 Academy Awards/Oscars, 6, 17, 27, American Beauty (1999), 120 37n1, 93, 116, 120, 172, 190 American Graffiti (1973), 135, Action (genre), 1–3, 28, 31, 54, 56, 157n3, 158n3 57, 64, 98, 103, 109, 134, 142, American Psycho (2000), 79 151, 161–184, 189, 191, 192 Anachronisms, 3, 68n9 The African Queen (1951), 143 Andrews, Julie, 5 Agora (2009), 27 Animal House (1978), 52 Air America (1990), 89 Animation, 41, 166, 192–194 Air Force One (1997), 37n4, 114 Anthony, Peter, 105, 112 Aladdin (1992), 67n1 Armageddon (1998), 58 Alcoholism, 117 Army of Darkness (1992), 151 Alex P. Keaton (character), 145 Astaire, Fred, 161 Alfie (1966), 78 Astin, Sean, 49 Alfie (character), 78 The Astronaut’s Wife (1999), 61 Alice in Wonderland book/franchise Athenian blockbusters, 26, 161, 170, Alice in Wonderland (1951), 42 190 Alice in Wonderland (2012), 42 Atherton, William, 109

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Audiences, 3, 7, 9, 13, 14, 16, 20–22, “Bad ass babes,” 161, 162 29, 31, 37, 37n6, 41, 43–45, 49, Baker, Kenny, 136 51–55, 57, 58, 61, 63–67, 67n4, Bale, Christian, 26, 74, 76, 77, 79, 80, 77, 80, 81, 83–86, 88, 90, 82–85, 97 94–99, 103, 104, 106–112, 114, Banks, Elizabeth, 172 115, 117, 118, 120, 121, Barbossa (character), 58, 60, 61, 123–125, 127, 127n5, 132, 139, 68n8, 110 141, 143–152, 155, 157, Bardem, Javier, 117–120 158n11, 161, 162, 168, 169, Barker, Martin, 168 173, 178, 182, 183, 189, 191, Baron, Cynthia, 76, 77, 108, 184 193 Barrymore, Drew, 171 Austen, Jane, 15 Basinger, Kim, 30 Austin, Thomas, 2, 115 The Basketball Diaries (1995), 19, 20 Auteurs, 193 Bates, Kathy, 19 Authorship, 8, 143 Batman franchise Avatar franchise, 131 Alfred (character), 74, 76–78, 80 Avatar (2009), 5, 185n3, 193 Batman/Bruce Wayne (character), Avengers franchise 76, 77, 80, 83 Captain America (character), 87, Commissioner Gordon (character), 99 74, 76, 80, 81, 85 The Hulk (character), 192 Harvey Dent (character), 74, 76, Obadiah Stane (character), 93–96, 80–82, 84, 85 98 The Joker (character), 1, 71, 74, Pepper Potts (character), 91, 94–97 76–86 Rhodey (character), 90–93, 97 Rachel (character), 72, 74, 76 Tony Stark/Iron Man (character), The Dark Knight Returns (1986 5, 67n3, 73, 87–92, 94, 97–99 comic book mini-series), 75 Iron Man (2008), 9, 72, 73, 86–99 Batman (1989), 71, 75, 85 Iron Man 2 (2010), 101n13 Batman and Robin (1997), 9, 26, The Avengers (2012), 5, 88, 99 37n2, 37n6, 71, 75, 76 Iron Man 3 (2013), 101n13 Batman Begins (2005), 75, 76, Avengers: Age of Ultron (2014), 5 115 Avengers: Infinity War (2018), 5 The Dark Knight (2008), 1, 9, Away We Go (2009), 120 72–86, 103, 125, 172 Axel Foley (character), 107 BBC, 15, 30 Bean, Sean, 44, 54 Beatty, Warren, 6, 86 B A Beautiful Mind (2001), 46 Backdraft (1991), 86 Bedelia, Bonnie, 110 Back to the Future (1985), 10, 132, Beefcake, 46, 106 138, 142–152, 157, 158n8, 189, Bender, Lawrence, 2 192, 193 Ben-Hur (1959), 5, 13, 30, 37 INDEX 197

Ben-Hur (character), 14, 31, 33, 137, Boyega, John, 181–183 191 “The Boy From Oz” (play), 59 Benny, Jack, 149 Bracco, Lorraine, 20 Berry, Halle, 116 Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), 152 Beverly Hills Cop (1984), 192 Brando, Marlon, 104, 105, 132 The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966), Braveheart (1995), 28 15, 29 Brazil (1985), 134 Biblical-era films, 15 Breaking the fourth wall, 104 Biff Tannen (character), 144, 146 Brewster, Jordana, 124 Big-budget films, 1, 2, 10, 26, 29, 75, Bridesmaids (2011), 192 161, 164, 184, 189 Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), 16 The Big Lebowski (1998), 101n14 Bridges, Chris “Ludacris,” 122 The Big Sleep (1946), 112 Bridges, Jeff, 93–98 Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991), Britain, 13 151 Broccoli, Albert R., 105 Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure Brokeback Mountain (2005), 78 (1989), 151 Bronson, Charles, 114 Bingham, Dennis, 10, 162 Brooker, Will, 75, 76 Bio-pic (genre), 194 Brosnan, Pierce, 115, 116 Bishop (character), 166 Bruce Almighty (2003), 41 Black Swan (2010), 7, 185n8 Bruckheimer, Jerry, 55–58, 68n14 Black, Shane, 89 Brynner, Yul, 5, 33, 36 Blade (1998), 100n1 Buena Vista (studio), 59 Blade Runner (1982), 29, 134 Bulletproof style, 113 Blanchett, Cate, 44, 45, 53, 54, 67n4, Bullitt (1968), 106 79 Burke (character), 1, 165, 166, 185n1 Bloom, Orlando, 16, 47, 57, 60, Burstyn, Ellen, 5 62–65, 67, 68n12 Burton, Richard, 105 B-movies, 105, 133, 135 Burton, Tim, 62 Bob Dylan (character), 79 Bochner, Hart, 109 Bode, Lisa, 4 C Body horror, 185n2 Caine, Michael, 74, 76–78, 80 Body language, 64, 81, 85, 120, Cal Hockley (character), 25 147 Cal Trask (character), 25, 120 Bogart, Humphrey, 87, 141 Camerawork, 27 Bordwell, David, 2, 73, 74, 80, 82, Cameron, James, 8, 16, 17, 21–23, 87, 93 25, 26, 29, 37n6, 131, 164–166, Boseman, Chadwick, 5 168, 169, 185n3 Bourdieu, Pierre, 4 Campbell, Joseph, 5, 6, 132, 133, Bourne franchise, 46, 122 161 Boxofficemojo.com, 75 Canada, 158n12 198 INDEX

Captain James Kirk (character), 55, A Clockwork Orange (1971), 78, 135 137, 157n1 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Carnicke, Sharon Marie, 8 (1977), 143 Carpenter, Russell, 18 Clover, Carol J., 163, 164 Carrey, Jim, 57, 193 Cold War, 31, 106 Carroll, Lewis, 154 Collins, Suzanne, 173–175, 177 Carter, Helena Bonham, 5 Colosseum of Rome, 29 Cartmell, Deborah, 44 Comedy (genre), 55, 60, 86, 115, Cartoonish acting, 37n6 139, 146, 148, 150, 161, 162, Casablanca (1943), 140 177, 191, 192, 194 Catwoman (2004), 170 Commodus (character), 28, 31–36, Centurion (2010), 27 38n8 Chain Reaction (1996), 153 Commutation test, 46, 115, 142 Chandler, Raymond, 101n13 Computer-generated images (CGI), Chan, Jackie, 7 96, 97, 124 Chaplin, Charlie, 192 See also Digital cinema Character acting, 66, 67 Con Air (1997), 58 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Conan the Barbarian (1982), 6, 44 (2005), 42 Confidence, 1, 9, 18, 30, 60, 67n4, Charlie’s Angels (2000), 170, 171 79, 85, 94, 104, 112, 154, 168, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003), 170, 181, 183 170 Connery, Sean, 105, 107, 108, 115, Chestburster scene, 185n2 116, 119 Chief Executive Officer, 93 Coogan’s Bluff (1968), 106 Chinese/Hapa/Hawaiian ancestry, Cope, Jason, 193 158n15 Cork, John, 105 Chong, Marcus, 157 Cornea, Christine, 3, 10, 131, 134, Christensen, Hayden, 179, 185n8 161 Christie, Julie, 5 Corrigan, Timothy, 2, 5 Christmas, 90, 112 The Country Bears (2002), 56 A Christmas Carol (2009), 193 Craig, Daniel, 104, 115–120, 122 The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, 44 Crank (2006), 173 Cinderella (1950), 42 Crazy Heart (2009), 98 Cinderella (2015), 42 Crime action (genre), 9, 103–127, Cinephilia, 10 135, 191 Clarice Starling (character), 166 Crimefighters, 103, 106, 114, 115 Clarke, James, 16, 25 The Crimson Pirate (1952), 57 Clark, Spencer Treat, 33 Crocodile Dundee II (1988), 112 Clash of the Titans (1981), 6 Crowe, Russell, 28–31, 33–35, 45, 46, Clear and Present Danger (1994), 190 114 Cruz, Penélope, 60 Cleopatra (1963), 15, 27 Crying, 77, 103, 116, 165 INDEX 199

Cumberbatch, Benedict, 121, 193 Directorial choices, 7, 30, 193, 194 Cushing, Peter, 135, 142 Dirty Harry (1971), 106 Cyrino, Monica, 27–31, 33, 36 Dirty Harry Callahan, character, 106, 107, 110 Disneyland, 56, 59 D Disney (studio), 55–64, 68n14, 89, Dafoe, Willem, 71, 93 143, 145, 146, 179, 190 Dallas Buyers Club (2013), 68n10 District 9 (2009), 193 Dalton, Timothy, 115 Divergent franchise, 178, 183 Damon, Matt, 46, 115–117, 122 Doc Brown (character), 132, 138, Daniels, Anthony, 136 146–151 Daredevil (2003), 88 Doctor Zhivago (1965), 5, 16, 17, 26, Dargis, Manohla, 172 139, 190 Dave Bowman (character), 137 Dogma (1999), 158n15 David Addison (character), 109 Don Juan DeMarco (1994), 62 David Helfgott (character), 60 Donalson, Melvin, 104, 110 David, sculpture by Michelangelo, 38n9 Donnie Brasco (1997), 62 Davies, Máire Messenger, 131 Donovan, Barna William, 103, 104, Day-Lewis, Daniel, 6, 108 127 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), The Door in the Floor (2004), 94 134 Double-entendre, 91, 95 DC Comics, 72, 192 Douglas, Edward, 87, 88, 93 Dead Man (1995), 61, 62, 64 Douglas, Michael, 143 Deakin, Peter, 46 Downey, Jr., Robert, 5, 67n3, 73, Death Wish (1974), 106 87–93, 96–99 DeCordova, Richard, 3 DreamWorks (studio), 27, 28, 96 Dench, Judi, 116, 120, 121 Dressler, Marie, 162 DeNiro, Robert, 6, 86, 135, 138, 142, Driver, Adam, 183 144 Dr. Zaius (character), 137 Devil’s Advocate (1997), 153 Dubai, 122 Diaz, Cameron, 162, 171 Dungeons and Dragons, 41 DiCaprio, Leonardo, 5, 17, 19–24, Dunst, Kirsten, 71 27, 29, 37n5, 37, 37n6, 46 Duvall, Robert, 140, 142, 167 Dick Tracy (1990), 86 Dwayne Robinson (character), 109 dictionary.com, 42 Dyer, Richard, 191 Die Hard (1988), 9, 25, 104, Dystopia, 137, 173, 178 106–115, 118, 120, 157, 169, 170 Diesel, Vin, 104, 122–126, 127n5 E Digital cinema, 28 The Eagle (2011), 27 See also Computer-generated images East of Eden (1955), 120 (CGI) Eastwood, Clint, 98, 114 200 INDEX

Eckhart, Aaron, 74, 76 Family Matters (1989–1998), 109 Editing, 1, 8, 22, 27, 57, 72, 120, Family Ties (1982–1989), 144, 145, 125, 152, 154 158n8 Edward Scissorhands (1990), 62 Fantasy (genre), 3, 6, 8, 9, 41–67, 72, Ed Wood (1994), 62 99, 162, 169, 172, 179, 184, 194 Eisner, Michael, 21, 56, 57, 59, 61, Fast and Furious franchise 62, 68n7 Brian O’Conner (character), Elaborating themes, 37, 106, 122, 127, 123–126 142, 151, 152, 154, 155, 189 Dom Toretto (character), 122–126 Elektra (2005), 170, 185n6 Kara (character), 123 Elf (2003), 41 Letty (character), 122, 123, 125, Elizabeth (1998), 60, 61 126 Elizabeth Swann (character), 61, 63, Mia (character), 124 65, 68n9 Ramsey (character), 123 Ellen Ripley (character), 1, 8, 163–170, Roman (character), 122, 123 174, 180, 184 Tej (character), 122 Eller, Claudia, 57, 60 Fast & Furious (2009), 122, 124 Elves, 41, 44, 53 Furious7 (2015), 5, 9, 104, Emmanuel, Nathalie, 123 121–127, 157 Emotions, 1, 2, 23, 24, 30, 45, 47, 51, “Faster, more intense,” 131–157 52, 77, 105, 114, 124, 125, 180 Favreau, Jon, 9, 41, 72, 86–90, 93, 97 English accent, 59, 61, 152, 183 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Ensemble acting, 3 (1998), 62 Entertainment Weekly magazine, Female performers, 3 113 Feminism, 45, 185n8 Esquire magazine, 16 Ferrell, Will, 123 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), 5, Feuer, Jane, 191 143 Fiennes, Ralph, 44, 120 Evans, Chris, 46, 87, 99 “Fighting fuck toys,” 162, 163, Excess (performative), 14, 15, 60 169–171, 181–183 Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014), 191 Film noir, 106, 114 The Exorcist (1973), 5, 171 “Final girl,” 163, 164 The Expendables (2010), 107 Finch, Peter, 75, 86 Explorers (1985), 134 Finney, Albert, 120 Expressive incoherence, 114 First blockbuster era (1950s–1960s), 5 Eyman, Scott, 2 Fishburne, Laurence, 1, 132, 153– 156, 158n15 Fisher, Frances, 19 F Flamboyant editing, 76–78 Fairbanks, Douglas, 104 Flash Gordon (1980), 134 The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), Fleming, Ian, 5, 16, 43, 105, 115, 190 29 Flight of the Navigator (1986), 151 INDEX 201

Fluidity (in performance), 124 Glee (2009–2015), 125 Fonda, Jane, 164 Globalization, 113 Ford, Harrison, 105, 114, 132, 134, Glover, Savion, 146, 192 135, 139–142, 180, 182, 183 The Godfather (1972), 2, 133, 157n1 Foreshadowing, 37n5, 96 Gods and Monsters (1998), 48 Fox, Michael J., 46, 125, 132, Goldberg, Gary David, 144 144–152, 158n8, 158n10, Goldblum, Jeff, 146, 148 158n12, 164, 168 The Golden Compass franchise, 44 Fox (studio), 17, 71, 89, 108, 110, The Golden Globes, 42, 99 114, 165, 169, 189, 190 Goldstein, Jeanette, 168 Fradley, Martin, 58, 59, 65 Gone with the Wind (1939), 5, 16, 17, Freddy Krueger (character), 116 26, 43, 190 Freder (character), 137 The Goonies (1985), 143 Freeman, Morgan, 74, 76, 153 Gothika (2003), 87 The Frighteners (1996), 45 GQ magazine, 74 From Here to Eternity (1953), 16 The Graduate (1967), 133 Gravitas, 26, 87, 110, 115, 135, 146 Green Goblin (character), 93 G The Green Mile (1999), 158n15 Gable, Clark, 5 Gremlins (1984), 143 Gadot, Gal, 183 Griffin, Nancy, 16 Gaines, Caseen, 143, 144, 151 Groot (character), 192 Gale, Bob, 143, 144, 146 Guantanamo torture, 85 Gallardo C., Ximena, 163, 164 Guignol, 74 Game-changers, 9, 56, 153, 171 Guinness, Alec, 5, 6, 105, 132, 133, Game of Thrones (2011–2019), 36 135, 137–139, 142, 147 Gandhi (1982), 26 Guns, 111, 112, 118, 119 Garber, Victor, 19 Gyllenhaal, Maggie, 72, 76 Genre-appropriate performances, 171 Gestures (performative), 8, 45, 66, 79, H 91, 114, 193 HAL (character), 137 Ghostbusters (1984), 164, 165 Hamill, Mark, 132, 136–142, 152, Ghostbusters (2016), 184 162, 168, 179 Giannetti, Louis, 2 Hamilton, Linda, 107, 169, 170 Gibson, Tyrese, 15, 27, 28, 122 Hamlet (1996), 18 Giger, H.R., 165 Hannibal Lecter (character), 156 Girard, Rene, 104 Hans Gruber (character), 109–112 Gladiator (2000), 9, 16, 27–37, 46, Happy Days (1974–1984), 157n3 99, 125 Happy Feet (2006), 192 Gleason, Paul, 109 Hard-boiled type, 114, 117, 118, 122 Gledhill, Christine, 15 Harrelson, Woody, 172 202 INDEX

Harris, Mark, 43, 65 Holmes, Katie, 76 Harris, Naomie, 127n4 Holm, Ian, 47, 54 Harris, Richard, 31, 44 Home Alone (1990), 192 Harry Lockhart (character), 90, 91 Home for the Holidays (1995), 73, Harry Potter franchise/films/books 89 Harry Potter (character), 5, 27, Hope, William, 167 42–44, 54–56, 60, 66, 72, 99, Hornaday, Ann, 116, 118 125, 171, 179 Horror (genre), 6, 135, 164 Hermione Granger (character), 54, Howard, Bryce Dallas, 5 171 Howard, Ron, 157n3 Harry Potter and the Howard, Terrence, 93 Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone The Hunger Games franchise/novel (2001), 42 Katniss Eberdeen (character), Harry Potter and the Chamber of 171–174, 176–178 Secrets (2002), 125 Peeta (character), 176–178 Harry Potter and the Deathly Rue (character), 174, 175 Hallows Part 2 (2011), 5 The Hunger Games (2012), 10, 26, Haskell, Molly, 162 163, 171–178, 180, 181 Heavenly Creatures (1994), 17–19, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 45 (2013), 171 Heldman, Caroline, 162, 163, 169, Hurt, John, 168 170 Hurt, William, 109 Hemsworth, Chris, 99 Hutcherson, Josh, 176, 177 Henchmen, 61, 118, 119 Henn, Carrie, 1, 166, 167 Hercules Unchained (1959), 44 I Heritage film style, 8, 15, 18, 24 The Ice Storm (1997), 51, 52, 54 Hero of a Thousand Faces, see Identity, 28, 33, 47, 58, 82, 111, 112, Monomyth 145, 170, 181 Heston, Charlton, 31, 33, 137, 191 Imdb.com, 75 Hills, Matt, 106 Immortals (2011), 27 His Girl Friday (1940), 107, 136 I’m Not There (2007), 79, 80, 84 Historical epics, 13–37, 67, 99, 135, The Incredibles (2004), 72 190, 194 Independent films, 17, 19, 32, 48, Historical fiction, 3, 8 72, 79, 80, 86, 93, 116, 164, Histrionic acting, 25, 28, 36 172 Hobbits, 44, 48, 54 Industrial Light and Magic, 143 Hoffman, Dustin, 6, 86, 135, 137 Inhabited performance, 126 Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 185n4 Innocence, 52, 54, 132, 138 Holding the screen, 55 Inside the Actor’s Studio (1994), Holly Gennaro (character), 110 158n8 The Hollywood Reporter, 35, 180 The Insider (1999), 46 INDEX 203

Intense expressivity, 76, 108, 156, James Whale (character), 48 176, 190 Jaws (1975), 5, 21, 133 Intensity, 28, 52, 85, 114, 115, Jeffords, Susan, 106, 107 122–124, 138, 157, 164 Jerry Maguire (1996), 83 Interiorization, 109 Jimmy Emmitt (character), 32, 33 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Jobs, Steve, 96 134 Johansson, Scarlett, 99 Irony, 107, 112, 155 John McClane (character), 107–114, Isaac, Oscar, 180, 183 117, 125, 171 John Shaft (character), 107 Johnny Mnemonic (1995), 153 J Johnston, Keith, 132 Jack Dawson (character), 17, 19–25, Jolie, Angelina, 171 37n3 Jones, James Earl, 133, 135, 142 Jack Sparrow (character), 1, 8, 43, Judd, Ashley, 191 57–60, 62–66 Juliet Hulme (character), 17, 18 Jackman, Hugh, 57, 59, 64, 72 Jumanji (1995), 28 Jackson, Peter, 42–46, 49, 53 The Jungle Book (1967), 59 Jackson, Samuel L., 5, 73, 99 Jurassic Park (1993), 28 James Bond 007 franchise Jurassic World (2015), 5 James Bond 007 (character), 72, 95, 105, 106, 115–117, 119 M (character), 116, 117, 120, 121 K Q (character), 106, 116, 117, Kane (character), 168 119–121 Kawin, Bruce, 2, 5, 28, 56 Severine (character), 118 Keaton, Buster, 66, 192 Silva (character), 117–119 Keaton, Michael, 80 Vesper (character), 116 Keller, Alexandra, 20, 25, 169 Dr. No (1962), 105 Kelly, Gene, 7 Casino Royale (1967), 116, 119, Kennedy, Kathleen, 179, 180 120 Kick ass women, 161, 162 On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Kidman, Nicole, 32 (1969), 120 Kilmer, Val, 90 Diamonds are Forever (1971), King Kong (1933), 42 107 King Kong (2005), 42 A View to a Kill (1985), 106 King, Neal, 104, 107 Goldeneye (1995), 116 Kingdom of Heaven (2005), 27 Die Another Day (2002), 116 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), 73, Casino Royale (2006), 115 89–91 Quantum of Solace (2008), 116, Kline, Kevin, 52 117 Knightley, Keira, 60, 64–66 Skyfall (2012), 9, 104, 115–121 Kurosawa, Akira, 134 204 INDEX

L Lloyd, Harold, 148 Laban, Rudolf, 23, 51, 62, 65, 147 Logan’s Run (1976), 134, 135 L.A. Confidential (1997), 29–31, 36 London Times, 13 La Femme Nikita (1990), 170 Lone wolf type, 103, 106, 108, 110, Lancaster, Burt, 57, 59, 62, 64 113, 127 Landau, Jon, 21, 189 The Lord of the Rings franchise/novels Lane, Anthony, 105, 106 Aragorn (character), 46, 50, 142, Lange, Jessica, 7 144 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), 170 Arwen (character), 45 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle Bilbo Baggins (character), 47 of Life (2003), 170 Boromir (character), 50 Larkin, Bruce, 57 Frodo Baggins (character), 45, 46, The Last Emperor (1987), 26 49–54 The Last Starfighter (1984), 134 Galadriel (character), 45, 53 Laughing, 82, 85, 95, 103, 108, 123, Gandalf (character), 7, 8, 45, 48–53 145, 147, 158n11, 175 Gimli (character), 46, 50 Lawrence, Jennifer, 163, 171–178, Gollum (character), 50–52, 55, 181–183, 190 193 Lawrence of Arabia (1962), 2, 5 Legolas (character), 50 Layer Cake (2004), 116 Samwise Gamgee (character), 49, Lazenby, George, 115 52, 54 Lean, David, 5, 16, 19, 135, 138, Saruman (character), 52 139, 190 Sauron (character), 52 Ledger, Heath, 1, 74, 76, 78–86 The Lord of the Rings (1978 Lee, Christopher, 47, 135 animated film), 43 Legend (1985), 44 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000), of the Ring (2001), 9, 42–56 158n15 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Leigh, Vivien, 5, 172 Towers (2002), 55, 193 Leitch, Thomas, 121 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of Léon (1994), 7 the King (2003), 193 Les Misérables (1998), 60 The Hobbit film trilogy (2012, 2013, Lewis, Jerry, 149, 158n11 2014), 193 Lewis, Juliette, 17 Lorraine (character), 144–146 Liar Liar (1997), 37n4 Los Angeles, 98, 108 Lichtenfeld, Eric, 103, 104, 127 Lost (2004–2010), 180 Life magazine, 104 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), The Lion King (1994), 58 37n4 Lionsgate (studio), 171 Love Story (1970), 133 Lithgow, John, 146 Lucas, George, 5, 7, 13, 28, 41, 106, Liu, Lucy, 171 115, 132–136, 138, 139, Lloyd, Christopher, 132, 146, 141–143, 154, 158n3, 163, 169, 148–151 179, 189 INDEX 205

Lucilla (character), 28, 36 McKellen, Ian, 7, 8, 44–54, 72, 93, Lucius (character), 33 109 Lyden, John, 132 McQueen, Steve, 114 Lynskey, Melanie, 18 McShane, Ian, 60 McTiernan, John, 9, 25, 104, 169 Mechanical acting, 10, 131 M Mediated vision, 169 “Magical Negro” type, 158n15 Meisner technique, 20, 22, 23 Magneto (character), 49, 93 Melodrama, 15, 16, 21, 37, 145 Magnitude, 14, 27, 32, 36, 37, 67 Memento mori, 191 Maguire, Tobey, 71 Mendes, Sam, 9, 104, 116, 120 Manichean, 54 Men in Black (1997), 37n4 The Man Who Fell to Earth (1975), Mentor–student relationship, 132 135 Mesce, Bill, 157n1 Marcus Aurelius (character), 31, 34, Method acting, 20, 58 44 Metropolis (1926), 137 Marines, 167, 168 Metrosexuality, 46 Marlohe, Bérénice, 118 Miller, Frank, 75, 192 Marshall Matt Dillon (character), Misdirect/reveal, 3, 33, 43, 63, 66, 107 110, 118, 149, 150, 165, 166 Martial arts, 151, 158n15 “Model United Nations,” 180 Marty McFly (character), 46, 144, Monahan, Dave, 115 152, 182 Monomyth, 6, 132, 133, 138, 146, The Marvel Cinematic Universe 147, 151, 161, 165, 182 (MCU), 9, 86, 88–90, 192 Monteith, Cory, 125 Marvel Comics, 72, 192 Moonlighting (1985–1989), 107, 109 Marvel (studio), 73, 88, 90, 179 Moore, Demi, 191 Mary Poppins (1964), 59 Moore, Julianne, 185n4 Masculinity, 46, 133 Moore, Roger, 105, 106, 115, 116 Mask (1985), 144 Morpheus (character), 1, 132, 138, Mast, Gerald, 5 153–157 Mature, Victor, 14 Morris, Wesley, 87, 98, 99 The Matrix (1999), 1, 10, 41, 131, Mortensen, Viggo, 46, 50, 116 132, 138, 151–157, 158n15 Moses (character), 191 Maximus (character), 29–36 Moss, Carrie-Anne, 154 Mayhew, Peter, 139 Movements (performative), 10, 19, Maynard, Joyce, 32 22, 32, 57, 66, 72, 79, 84, 103, Maze Runner franchise, 178 114, 122, 149, 151, 193 McCarthy, Melissa, 162 Movie ratings, 60 McConaughey, Matthew, 57, 59, 64 Much Ado About Nothing (1993), 152, McDowell, Malcolm, 78 153 McFarlane, Seth, 193 Mugging, 75, 104, 107, 109, 116 McGaw, Patrick, 20 Mulholland Dr. (2001), 17 206 INDEX

Mumble (character), 192 Northern California, 143 Munich (2005), 116 North Vietnam, 142 Muni, Paul, 153 Nothing Lasts Forever (novel), 107 Musical (genre), 6, 7, 26, 161, 191, N’yongo, Lupita, 5, 183 192, 194 Music (in film), 45, 85 Musk, Elon, 89 O My Fair Lady (1964), 191 Obama administration, 115, 172, Myers, Mike, 115 185n8 Mythology, 5 O’Brien (character), 137 O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000), 28 N Ocean’s 8 (2018), 184 Naked in New York (1993), 145 Oldman, Gary, 74, 76 Naremore, James, 114 Olivier, Laurence, 6, 152 Naturalism, 15, 52 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Navy SEALS, 119 (1975), 133 Neeson, Liam, 76, 114, 115, 117, One Night Stand (1997), 89 118, 121, 122, 127 Only You (1994), 89 Nelmes, Jill, 27 Orenstein, Peggy, 59 Neo Anderson (character), 132, 133, Orwell, George, 137 152–157, 158n15, 162, 168, Oscars, see The Academy of Motion 180, 182 Picture Arts and Sciences Netflix, 41 (AMPAS) Network (1976), 86 New Line (studio), 45 Newsweek magazine, 26 P Newt (character), 1, 166, 169, Pacino, Al, 6, 86, 135, 138, 142, 179 174 Paltrow, Gwyneth, 93, 94 New York City, 108, 112 Paramount (studio), 17, 189, 190 The New York Times, 78, 103, 165, Passenger 57 (1992), 113 172 The Passion of the Christ (2004), 15, Neytiri (character), 193 27 Nicholson, Jack, 6, 71, 80, 86 Pathos, 18, 19, 22, 28, 33, 54, 80, Nielsen, Connie, 28, 36 120, 122, 145, 153, 157, 175, Nihilism, 1, 80 183 9/11, 108, 113, 114, 116 Patriarchy, 164, 166 1984 (novel), 137 Patrick, Robert, 67n1 The Ninth Gate (2000), 61 Patriot Games (1992), 114 Niven, David, 115 Pauline Parker (character), 18 Nolan, Christopher, 1, 9, 72, 75, 77, Pearce, Guy, 29 78, 80, 86, 103, 115, 125, 172 Pearl Harbor (2001), 55, 58 INDEX 207

Pearson, Roberta, 131, 142 R Peberdy, Donna, 60 Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), 151 106 Penn, Sean, 6, 112 John Rambo (character), 107, 108, People magazine, 26 110 Perry (character), 90 Rameses (character), 36 Pete’s Dragon (1977), 55 Range (performative), 109, 165 Pett, Emma, 143 Ray, Robert B., 107 Philadelphia, 23 Reagan, Ronald, 106, 112, 149, 169 Phil Coulson (character), 73 Realism, 2, 14, 15, 73, 164 Phillips, Tom, 110 Redford, Robert, 6, 158n15 Phoenix, Joaquin, 32 Redmayne, Eddie, 121 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of Redmond, Sean, 18, 22 the Black Pearl (2003), 1, 9, 43, Red River (1948), 105 56–67, 192 Ree (character), 172, 173 Planet of the Apes (1968), 134, 137, Reed, Oliver, 29, 125 193 Reeves, Keanu, 132, 152–157, The Player (1992), 113 158n15, 162, 168 “Playing to the cheap seats,” 61, 191 Reeves, Steve, 14 Plummer, Christopher, 5 Reiser, Paul, 1, 165 The Polar Express (2004), 42 Releases (performative motions), 117, Poltergeist (1982), 143, 144 162 Portman, Natalie, 7, 179 Renner, Jeremy, 99 Post-modernism, 107 Representation, 2, 14, 18, 29, 58, 66, Post-production, 8, 28, 124, 144, 193 72, 103, 104, 145, 146 Post-Star Wars era, 7, 13, 16, 26, 27, Resident Evil franchise, 170 56, 86, 106, 114, 189 Resurrection Man (1998), 46 Pratt, Chris, 169 Rhys-Davies, John, 54 Price, Vincent, 135 Richards, Ann, 161 The Prince of Egypt (1996), 191 Richards, Keith, 8, 58, 59, 64–66 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Richardson, Ralph, 6 (2010), 27 Richard III (1995), 7, 48 The Producers (1967), 67n2 Rickman, Alan, 161 Psycho (1960), 24, 170 Right for the part casting, 71, 87, Pulitzer Prize, 87 99 Pulp Fiction (1994), 145 Road to Perdition (2002), 116 Punnoose, Nikhil George, 152 The Rock (1996), 58 The Rock (actor), 122 Rocket (character), 192 Q Rocky IV (1985), 106 Queering, 49 Rodriguez, Michelle, 122, 123 The Quiet Earth (1985), 134 Rogers, Ginger, 161 208 INDEX

Rogers, Roy, 107, 108 Sgt. Al Powell (character), 109 Romancing the Stone (1984), 143 Shakespeare in Love (1998), 60 Rooster Cogburn (1975), 98, 107 Shakespeare, William, 7, 15, 55, 60 Rose Bukater (character), 169 See also William Shakespeare’s Romeo Ross, Gary, 163 and Juliet (1996) Rotwang (character), 137 Sharif, Omar, 5, 20 Rousey, Ronda, 123 Sheinberg, Sid, 151, 158n14 Ruffalo, Mark, 99 She’s All That (1999), 25 Rush, Geoffrey, 58, 60, 61, 68n8, 110 S.H.I.E.L.D., 73 Rutsky, R.L., 152 Shine (1996), 60 Ryder, Winona, 17 The Silence of the Lambs (1991), 170, 171, 191 Silverstone, Alicia, 37n2 S Simon Magus (1999), 46 Saldana, Zoë, 5, 193 The Singing Detective (2003), 87 Sammon, Paul M., 27 Slashfilm, 180 San Diego Comic Convention, 100n9 Sleeping with the Enemy (1991), 170 Sands of Iwo Jima (1949), 105 Smith, C. Jason, 163, 164 The Saturday Evening Post, 148 Smith, Maggie, 5, 44 Saturday matinee serials, 134 Smith-Rowsey, Daniel, 6, 86, 145 Saturday Night Live (1975), 185n9 Snow Dogs (2002), 59 Saving Private Ryan (1998), 26–28 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Schindler’s List (1993), 26 (1937), 5 Schumacher, Joel, 9, 26, 71 Sobchack, Vivian, 8, 13–15, 25, 27, Schwarzbaum, Lisa, 28 28, 33, 36, 37 Schwarzenegger, Arnold, 26, 107 Social media, 125 Science fiction, 3, 6–8, 10, 41, 54, Sony/Columbia (studio), 117 109, 127, 131–157, 161–184, The Sound of Music (1965), 5 191, 194 South America, 143 Scivally, Bruce, 105 Soylent Green (1972), 134 Scott, Ridley, 27–29, 35, 44, 46, 76, Spartacus (1960), 13, 30, 37 93, 125, 134, 163, 164, 170, Spartacus (character), 13, 30, 37 191 Special effects, 2, 3, 24, 41, 43, The Screen Actors Guild, 42 55–57, 72, 89, 133, 134, 142, Seabiscuit (2003), 93, 94 152, 189, 193 Seitz, Matt Zoller, 4 Spectacle, 1–4, 15, 21, 28, 29, 31, Selling (performative), 156 103, 104, 131, 142, 185n8, 189, Sense and Sensibility (1995), 18 190 Sense memory, 47, 144 Speed (1994), 113, 153 A Series of Unfortunate Events Spider-Man (2002), 71, 72, 93, 99 franchise, 44 Spielberg, Steven, 5, 21, 26–28, 106, Serkis, Andy, 55, 193 116, 133, 143–146, 193 INDEX 209

Spock (character), 55, 137, 157n1 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Spontaneity, 54, 146, 155 Menace (1999), 28 Stagecoach (1939), 105 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Stage/theatrical work, 53, 109, 110, Clones (2002), 179 141, 164, 165 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of Stakes, 52, 53, 81, 93, 111, 114, 115, the Sith (2005), 179 123, 141, 183, 184, 189 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Stallone, Sylvester, 103, 106, 107, (2015), 5, 10, 163, 179–184 157n2 See also Post-Star Wars era Starman (1984), 93 Statham, Jason, 122, 173 Star persona, 73, 87, 89, 93, 112, Steinhoff, Heiki, 58, 59 143, 153 Stenberg, Amandla, 174, 175 Stars, 17, 67, 80, 87, 93, 98, 99, 112, Stereotypes, 170, 181 143 Stewart, James B., 56 Star studies, 173 Stewart, Kristen, 171 Star Trek franchise, 54, 131, 137, 179 Stewart, Patrick, 72 Star Trek Beyond (2016), 125 Stiff/stilted acting, 4, 131 Star Wars franchise, 179–184 Stigma of blockbusters, 86 BB-8 (character), 181 Stoltz, Eric, 46, 144, 145, 147, 148 C3PO (character), 136, 137, 139, Streep, Meryl, 6, 152 141 Stuart, Gloria, 24, 25, 42 Chewbacca (character), 139–141 Stunts, 4, 7, 162 Darth Vader (character), 98, 136, Style over substance, 170–171 147 Sucker Punch (2011), 170 Finn (character), 181–183 Sudden Death (1995), 113 General/Princess Leia (character), Superhero films (genre), 41, 42, 67, 136, 138, 180 72, 73, 98, 192 Grand Moff Tarkin (character), 135 Superman franchise, 71 Han Solo (character), 55, 132, 135, “Surge and splendor,” 8, 13, 36 136, 140, 182, 183 Sutherland, Donald, 172 Kylo Ren (character), 183 Sutherland, Kiefer, 114, 116 Luke Skywalker (character), 55, Suzanne Stone (character), 32 133, 136, 137, 140, 152, Synthespians, 193 179–182 Obi-Wan Kenobi (character), 6, 136, 137 T Poe Dameron (character), 180, 183 Taken franchise, 114 Queen Amidala (character), 7, 179 Talk shows, 152, 177 Rey (character), 163, 180–184, Tank (character), 157 185n8 Taylor (character), 137 Star Wars (1977), 5, 6, 10, 13, 41, Taylor, Charles, 155, 173 132–142, 179, 189, 190 Ted Cole (character), 94 210 INDEX

Ted (2012), 193 21st century, 5, 36, 37, 41–43, 47, 49, The Telegraph, 48 54, 64, 66, 71, 78, 86, 116, 152, Television, 6, 26, 125, 144, 170, 190, 162, 170, 179 191 20th century, 41, 42, 54, 57, 59, 71, The Ten Commandments (1956), 5, 143 33, 38n9, 137, 190 Twilight franchise, 42, 171 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Twilight Zone (1959–1964), 148 25 Twist (narrative), 56 Terminator franchise, 131 Two Girls and a Guy (1997), 89 Terminator 2: Judgment Day 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), 134, (1991), 25, 28, 169–171 137 Texas, 57 Tyler, Liv, 45 Thelma and Louise (1991), 29, 170 The Thing From Another World (1951), 134 U Thomas Andrews (character), 19 Under Siege (1992), 113 Thompson, Kristin, 2, 44, 45 Underworld franchise, 75, 170, 171 Thompson, Lea, 144, 146 Universal (studio), 151, 190 Thorp, Roderick, 108 300 (2006), 15, 27, 36 Thurman, Uma, 17 V Time (magazine), 78 Valerian and the City of a Thousand Titanic (1997), 5, 8, 16–29, 37, Planets (2017), 178 37n6, 38n7, 46, 54, 55, 67, 71, Van Dyke, Dick, 59 99, 127, 169, 189 Vasquez (character), 168 To Die For (1995), 32, 36 VelJohnson, Reginald, 109 Tootsie (1982), 192 Verbinski, Gore, 1, 43, 56, 57, 179, Touchstone (studio), 59 192 Townsend, Stuart, 46 Verisimilar acting, 8 Toy Story 2 (1999), 28 Vicious, Sid, 78 Transformers (2007), 96, 98 Vidal, Belén, 8, 15, 37 Trinity (character), 154, 157 Video games, 192 Tron (1982), 93, 134, 145 Virtual performance, 192 Tropic Thunder (2008), 100n8 Vogler, Chris, 132 Troy (2004), 27 Voice work, 192 True Grit (1969), 107 Von Sydow, Max, 5 True Grit (2010), 98 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), 94 W Turner, Kathleen, 143 Wachowskis, Lana, 1, 10, 41, 75, tvtropes.org, 113 132 12 Monkeys (1995), 151 Wachowskis, Lilly, 1, 10, 41, 75, 132 24 (2001–2010), 114 Walker, Paul, 104, 122–126 INDEX 211

Walters, James, 41, 43 Willis, Bruce, 104, 107, 108, 113 Wan, James, 5, 104, 122 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Warner Bros. (studio), 45, 60, 71, 72, (1971), 42 190 Wilson, Thomas F., 144, 146 Washington, Denzel, 76, 132, 152, Wingnut Films (studio), 44 167 Winslet, Kate, 5, 17–19, 21–25, 27, The Washington Post, 116 37, 37n6, 74 The Waterdance (1992), 144 Winston (character), 137 Watson, Emma, 171 Winter’s Bone (2010), 172, 173, Watts, Naomi, 17 185n5 Wayne, John, 104, 105, 107, 110, The Wire (2002–2008), 121 114, 168, 171 Wizards, 41, 44, 47, 53, 72, 138 The Way We Were (1973), 133 Wonder Woman (2017), 183 Weaponry, 92, 97, 109, 151, 168 Wood, Elijah, 45, 49–52, 54, 192 Weaver, Sigourney, 1, 5, 8, 163–171, Woodley, Shailene, 183 173, 180–182, 184 Wyman, Jane, 149 Weaving, Hugo, 46 Welles, Orson, 74, 135 Western (genre), 6, 107 X West Side Story (1961), 5, 191 X-Men (2000), 47, 48, 71, 72, 93, 99 What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993), 19 Whelehan, Imelda, 44 Y Whimsy, 9, 41–67 The Year of Living Dangerously (1982), Whishaw, Ben, 127n4 164 White, Patricia, 2, 5 Yellow Submarine (1968), 44 White Squall (1996), 93 YouTube, 80 Wilder, Gene, 67n2, 67n2 William Blake (character), 1, 8, 43, 57, 61, 62, 64 Z Will Turner (character), 57, 62, 63 Zane, Billy, 25, 37n6 William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet Zemeckis, Robert, 10, 42, 132, (1996), 17, 19 143–146, 158n9, 158n11, 189, Williams, Linda, 15 193 Williams, Robin, 67n1 Zhang, M.Y., 55