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lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan The Eighties Carter negotiated hard for the release of the remaining 53 hostages in ran that had been held for the past 14 months even after he lost the election Hostages were freed hours after Reagan took office The Eighties December 8, 1980 Assassination of John Lennon The Eighties Social spending slashed Crack & homelessness epidemic "Squeegee Men The Eighties $$$ - "Greed is Good The Eighties ADS First coined in 1982 although it had been around for some time Reagan deigned to actually mention it in 1986 for the first time although the press secretary had made some jokes about it in 1983 The Eighties Ryan White, diagnosed in 1984 Rock Hudson, diagnosed in 1984 Went public in 1985 The Eighties Black Monday, the Stock Market Crash of 1987 Fell over 500 points on one day Worse than 1929 Dried up venture capital for films The Eighties And interest rates went down as the sometimes bizarre foreign entanglements of the US continued. ran-Contra, the Gulf War & Manuel Noriega The Eighties Corporate Hollywood The movement of money was more compelling than the films Tax laws changed making film investment less attractive Sony purchased Columbia Pictures from Coca-Cola, MCA (a talent agency) purchased Universal, etc., etc.. Foreign box office outstripped domestic grosses The Eighties The Capital Service Case allowed studios to buy theatres again by outlawing "split agreements between exhibitors (theatres would not bid against each other for films keeping costs down) so the Paramount Decision became moot especially as the Reagan administration was so friendly to business (no enforcement) remember vertical integration? The Eighties Time Warner Merger of 1989 Company now worth billions Assets include: Film & TV Theme Parks Books & Magazines Cable Television - channels like HBO as well as delivery system in TW Cable DC Comics Music The Eighties The VCR Changed the way we watched movies as well as how they were made The Eighties Why go to a revival hose to see a movie when you could rent it? The experience of seeing a movie on a big screen with other people - how they were meant to be seen - was on the way out The Eighties Wide screen use declined - everyone was watching movies on TV A Few Good Men The Eighties Some thought colorization was a really good idea %e Outlaw Miracle on 34t Street %e Mark of Zorro The Eighties By 1987, video rentals surpassed ticket sales The Eighties "Financial expansion The "packaging was immaculate Michael Ovitz and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) Stepped in to fill the void left by the end of the studio system Packaged writers, directors & stars together Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Sly Stallone, Steven Spielberg, Barry Levinson, Sydney Pollack, Ron Howard, Stephen King The Eighties Return of a form of the studio system Studios signed stars such as Eddie Murphy, Bette Midler & Tom Selleck to long-term contracts Reagan administration friendly to business so studios were allowed to own theatres again - remember vertical integration? The Eighties Everyone was making money Star vehicles & mediocre products as studios were run by "suits who steered the industry toward safe projects Budgets went sky- high The Eighties "Aesthetic contraction The Eighties "Aesthetic contraction Showcasing popular stars without worrying about anyone thinking about it afterwards As formulaic as television The Eighties Dominated by conservative policies & values of the Reagan White House Money & the making of Nationalism Family Winning Militarism The Eighties Major Directors Paul Verhoeven #oboCop %otal #ecall Basic Instinct Starsip %roopers Sowgirls Barry Levinson Diner %e Natural %in Men #ainman Good Morning Vietnam The Eighties The ndies and Niche Cinema 1989 brought sex, lies & videotape by Steven Soderbergh Palme d'Or at Cannes and crossed over to a mainstream hit, cementing the place of Miramax and Sundance on the film landscape for marketing purposes Crossover of indie directors to mainstream - some did (Coen Brothers, Soderbergh, Tarantino) and some did not (Jarmusch, Alison Anders, Nancy Savoca) and some work both sides The Eighties Major Directors Robert Zemeckis #omancing te Stone Wo Framed #oger #abbit Back to te Future Oliver Stone Wall Street Platoon Salvador Spike Lee Se's Gotta Have It Do te #igt %ing The Eighties http://www.davidlynch.com/ David Lynch (b. 1946) Born in Montana, he started making short films in art school Shot raseread (one of Kubrick's favorite films) for 5 years off & on it became a cult classic & led to larger budgets and mainstream producers Offered #eturn of te Jedi which he turned down Had his name removed from extended cut of Dune More concerned with internal workings than straightforward narrative Also does music, art installations, stage design, comics and furniture building The Eighties So %is Is Love, 1992 David Lync's Daily Weater #eport As Gus the Bartender on %e Cleveland Sow The Eighties raseread 1977 %e lepant Man, 1980 Dune, 1984 Blue Velvet, 1986 Wild at Heart, 1990 %win Peaks, 1990-1991 Lost Higway, 1997 %e Straigt Story, 1999 Mulolland Drive, 2001 Inland mpire, 2006 Eraserhead Clip The Eighties Blue Velvet, 1986 Kyle MacLachlan, sabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern Neo Noir with a femme fatale and morally ambiguous hero Had been passed around because of violent and sexual content nnovative use of music & stylish production Evil behind small town life - a "film about things that are hidden within a small city and within people" Hitchcock's #ear Window was a major influence Great uninhibited performances from Hopper & Rossellini Lynch's most personal film