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From: csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Back to the '50's?
Message-ID: <423@mit-vax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 20-Jul-85 02:17:29 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jul 20 02:17:29 1985
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Reply-To: csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe)
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Summary: 

>I had always been my contention that the people that decide what is
>to be made into movies are in their 40's.  Thus when they hanker after
>[50's based movies will give way to 60's based movies]

Nice idea, but I disagree. The descision makers are in their 40's, but
the ticket buyers are in their teens. As mentioned in the "Back to the
50's" article, the 50's image of being just "a simple, swell, happy"
time to live sells. LSD tripping just doesn't appeal to the
health-concious yuppie mentality. Sitting in the back seat of a '52
Chevy and drinking some booze is "nauty fun" and therefore, has appeal.
LSD, campus riots and anti-war rally's irratate the yuppie child who
believes "that the Contras in Nicaragua are the moral equivalent of our
founding fathers."

I think that the 50's values are just selling well.

-- 
Charles Forsythe
CSDF@MIT-VAX
"Don't get bogged down with details, just eat
     the stupid peice of paper."
        -Rev. Wang Zeep