{"product_id":"jacksploitation-anthony-taylor-9781915316561","title":"Jacksploitation!: The Films of Jack Hill","description":"\u003ci\u003eJACKsploitation!\u003c\/i\u003e examines the explosive work of Jack Hill, a journeyman writer and director who changed the face of American horror and exploitation movies forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn apprentice of producer\/director Roger Corman, Hill helped craft films featuring Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson alongside collaborator Francis Ford Coppola, before then co-writing and co-directing Karloff's final films. His auteur turn on \u003ci\u003eSpider Baby, Or The Maddest Story Ever Told\u003c\/i\u003e (1964\/67) created one of the most distinctive horror comedies of all time, while the auto racing classic \u003ci\u003ePit Stop\u003c\/i\u003e (1969) features Academy Award(TM) winner Ellen Burstyn in one of her earliest roles. In the 1970s, he re-defined the exploitation genre and made a star of Pam Grier with \u003ci\u003eThe Big Bird Cage\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), \u003ci\u003eCoffy\u003c\/i\u003e (1973), \u003ci\u003eFoxy Brown\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), and \u003ci\u003eSwitchblade Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e (1975)--Quentin Tarantino's favorite film. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHill featured minority performers in heroic roles at a time when minority voices were still being suppressed, often against the wishes of distributors. But after directing Sorceress in 1980, and removing his name from the film, Hill walked away from the movie business. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing a cadre of top film writers and with a foreword by Hill himself, JACKsploitation! The Films Of Jack Hill analyzes the work, themes and stars of Hill's defining cinema, and why it is fully deserving of renewed appreciation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1915316561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915316561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headpress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 6.25w x 0.50d","brand":"Anthony Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443226521855,"sku":"9781915316561","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51575e35-3e87-4955-8295-2444d892c82c.jpg?v=1777202690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jacksploitation-anthony-taylor-9781915316561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}