A dissertation practical video project that explores the ideas of yuppies in eighties films and the culture that subsides with it.
Essay Question: How Reagan’s presidency and the declining US economy shaped the film culture of the eighties: an observation of the “yuppie” and their homogeneous circumstances within Hollywood Cinema.
FAIR USE: used for educational purposes only
All Rights Reserved to various film production companies
Clips included are from the following (in alphabetical order):
Beverly Hills Cop (Martin Brest, 1984)
Beverly Hills Cop II (Tony Scott, 1987)
The Big Chill (Lawrence Kasdan, 1983)
The Breakfast Club (John Hughes, 1985)
Bright Lights, Big City (James Bridges, 1988)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (John Hughes, 1986)
Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
The Secret of My Success (Herbert Ross, 1987)
Someone to Watch Over Me (Ridley Scott, 1987)
Trading Places (John Landis, 1983)
Wall Street (Oliver Stone, 1987)
Working Girl (Mike Nichols, 1988)
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