Joe Dante’s Gremlins A Twisted Christmas Fairy Tale
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: La Revue des lettres modernes
2022 – 11. Noël entre magie blanche et magie noire - Author: Hubier (Sébastien)
- Pages: 215 to 231
- Journal: Journal of Modern Literature
- Series: Écritures jeunesse, n° 4
Because of Gremlins is both a Christmas tale and also a splatstick, this article aims to show how and why Joe Dante achieved the synthesis of two seemingly contradictory aesthetics: the Corman’s manner on the one hand, the Spielberg’s approach on the other. Midway between New Hollywood’s protest cinema and the 80s merchandising, Gremlins is not just a monster movie about the holiday season. It is also a movie about the power of movie consumption and more about the power of movie creation.
- CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
- ISBN: 978-2-406-14361-1
- EAN: 9782406143611
- ISSN: 0035-2136
- DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-14361-1.p.0215
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 11-30-2022
- Periodicity: Monthly
- Language: French
- Keyword: horror movie, gothic, comedy, New Hollywood, youth culture.
