Back to the Grindhouse: Neo-Exploitation in Contemporary American Cinema Open Access

Abstract

This thesis examines contemporary examples of exploitation films in American cinema. Discussing these films as neo-exploitation, I consider the ways in which certain directors are appropriating styles and themes from 1970s exploitation cinema. I argue that in doing so, the directors are intentionally using references to a film period and type in order to comment on their own contemporary moment. While the films I analyze may seem like gratuitous cinematic spectacles, I contend that they are in fact deeply layered films and proceed to discuss them critically.

Table of Contents

Neo-Exploitation: An Introduction...1

Enter the Grindhouse...7

Contemporary Blaxploitation and Pastiche in Black Dynamite...27

Robert Rodriguez's Visual Vocabulary of Violence...54

Conclusion...80

Works Cited...83

Filmography...88

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School	Laney Graduate School
Department	Film and Media Studies
Degree	MA
Submission	Master's Thesis
Language	English
Research Field	Cinema
Keyword	Exploitation Films Grindhouse Robert Rodriguez
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Schreiber, Michele, Emory University
Committee Members	Oeler, Karla, Emory University Bernstein, Matthew, Emory University

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