{"product_id":"the-eternal-future-of-the-dennis-r-cutchins-9781476687858","title":"The Eternal Future of the 1950s: Essays on the Lasting Influence of the Decade's Science Fiction Films","description":"\u003cp\u003e Science fiction cinema, once relegated to the undervalued \"B\" movie slot, has become one of the dominant film genres of the 21st century, with Hollywood alone producing more than 400 science fiction films annually. Many of these owe a great deal of their success to the films of one defining decade: the 1950s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Essays in this book explore how classic '50s science fiction films have been recycled, repurposed, and reused in the decades since their release. Tropes from Don Siegel's \u003ci\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), for instance, have found surprising new life in Netflix's wildly popular \u003ci\u003eStranger Things. Interstellar\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and \u003ci\u003eArrival\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) have clear, though indirect roots in the iconic 1950s science fictions films \u003ci\u003eRocketship X-M\u003c\/i\u003e (1950) and \u003ci\u003eThe Day the Earth Stood Still\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), and \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Water\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) openly recalls and reworks the major premises of \u003ci\u003eThe Creature From the Black Lagoon\u003c\/i\u003e (1954). Essays also cover 1950's sci-fi influences on video game franchises like \u003ci\u003eFallout, Bioshock\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWolfenstein\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis R. Cutchins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476687854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476687858\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.85w x 0.79d","brand":"Dennis R. Cutchins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159324225791,"sku":"9781476687858","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3c57eb9-924c-4ae7-b03d-32c7eb1b40ed.jpg?v=1689081927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-eternal-future-of-the-dennis-r-cutchins-9781476687858","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}