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001			on1242871314
003			OCoLC
005			20220615094803.0
008			210322t20202020xx b 000 0 eng d
040			_aEXE _beng _erda _cEXE _dOCLCO _dOCLCF _dOCLCQ _dOCLCO _dNFG
020			_a9798678364319 _q(paperback)
035			_a(OCoLC)1242871314
092			_a791.4375 _bT499
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aThorndyke, P. J., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aBarbarians at the gates of Hollywood : _bsword and sorcery movies of the 1980's / _cby P.J. Thorndyke.
264		1	_a[Place of publication not identified] : _bP.J. Thorndyke, _c[2020]
264		4	_c©2020
300			_a186 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_a"Journey into the realm of VHS tapes and midnight showings where brawny barbarians rescue nubile virgins from evil wizards, giant snakes, and armies of the undead! Although originating in the era of the pulp magazines, sword and sorcery fiction enjoyed a cinematic boom in the 1980s; a decade that gave us Conan the Barbarian and The Beastmaster as well as more low-budget offerings like the Roger Corman-produced Deathstalker series and the Italian entries like Conquest and the Ator saga. Some of these movies are fondly remembered as cult classics today but many were released directly to VHS and lurked on the shelves of video rental stores before vanishing into obscurity. While some have long since lost their lustre, there are plenty of diamonds in the rough to be found. This book takes a comprehensive look at over 40 sword and sorcery movies from the 1980s, from the towering titans to the bargain basement sleaze-fests, unearthing them from their tombs and dusting them off so that they may shine once more."--Back cover
650		0	_aSwords.
650		0	_aMagic. _913321
655		7	_aFantasy films. _2lcgft _92308
655		7	_aPeplum films. _2lcgft _9273351
655		7	_aAction and adventure films. _2lcgft _9569
994			_aC0 _bNFG
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