Examines one of the most enduring genres of Hollywood cinema: the science fiction film.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Introduction: the world of the science fiction film; 2. Science fiction film: the critical context; 3. A trajectory of American science fiction; 4. The science fiction film as fantastic text: THX 1138; 5. The science fiction film as marvelous text: Close Encounters of the Third Kind; 6. The science fiction film as uncanny text: Robocop; 7. Crossing genre boundaries/bound by fantasy: The Fly; 8. Conclusion.