Sports Movies

by Lester D Friedman and Lester D. Friedman

Book Overview

From Rocky to Field of Dreams, sports movies are among the most beloved of American films. Revolving around familiar narratives like the underdog story, these movies have generated modern-day legends, reinforcing and disseminating our national myths about the American Dream.

In Sports Movies, Lester D. Friedman describes the traditional formulas that have made these movies such crowd-pleasers, including stock figures like...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813599865
• ISBN13: 9780813599861
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.4" x 6.9"