How do the these set of films help answer our questions: How does society treat those people that don’t “fit in” to their society? What are the impacts of this ‘”marginalization” on greater society? Cult Film Analysis

What we are doing for next few weeks… We are looking at the following 4 films: 1. Night of the Living Dead (1968) –Zombies 2.Rocky Horror Picture Show (1976)- Aliens, drag queens, homosexuals 3. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)- Teenage rebellion against authority 4. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)- Small town weirdness and geeks

Before & After each movie… We are looking at the topics the movies are covering Looking at some questions and specifics to keep in mind as we watch each movie AFTER Debriefing what the movie showed us Discussing and analyzing how movie helps us to answer our big question Posting a blog on course website after every movie debrief session

What you’re doing after we’ve watched and talked… You’ll be constructing a project that ties in all the aspects of cult film and topics discussed in class in context of the films You’ll have choice as to how you construct this project Details to be given later

The Zombie! What do you know about what zombies are? What they represent? Why they are so popular again? How can the Zombie be symbolic of humanity and how humans interact with each other?

Night of the Living Dead (1968) Directed by George A. Romero First of a series of films about zombies from Romero Considered the grandfather of the zombie genre Zombies have been very popular in recent years- the most successful so far… The Walking Dead

Night of the Living Dead (1968) Things to look for: The aesthetics of the film-how is it different? What is the threat to society present? How are the humans reacting and interacting? Why We Love Zombies

The Sweet Transvestite! What do you know about transvestites, transgendered, drag queens, etc? How do most people react to the people who “cross dress”? Where does this reaction come from?

Are you IN or OUT? THE OUTISDER THE SQUARE Describe what the outsider does? What does the outsider look like? Describe the “square”, the “good one”, the “insider”? What do they look like? THE OUTISDER THE SQUARE

Sex & Sexuality… The Straight Person The Gays What does a straight person look like, sound like- what do they do? GAY OR STRAIGHT? What does a gay person look like, sound like- what do they do? GAY OR STRAIGHT? The Straight Person The Gays

The Threat to Society THE OUTISDER –How is the outsider threatening? The Gays-How is homosexuality threatening? THE SQUARE-What do they represent? The Straight Person-What do they represent?

Cult Film Status Take a look at this trailer for Rocky Horror Picture Show Midnight Screening in Tucson, Arizona Rocky Horror Fans Every year there are thousands of Rocky nights at 12am around Halloween

Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Things to look for: The aesthetics of the film-how is it different? What is the threat to society? Why is sex such a big part of this movie?

The Rebellious Student! Think back to a time where you went against school rules, school authority. What made you do it? What was the consequence? If you never have, why not? Student vs. Dean of Discipline Example

Student, Child, Parent, Principal Why do you follow school rules? Why don’t more of you just say “screw you”? Is it terrible for you to take a day off of school? Why is that threatening?

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) Things to look for: The aesthetics of the film-how is it different? What is the threat to society? Why is the “authority” in this film so afraid of Ferris?

The Nerd! The Geek! The Freak! If you were asked to describe and explain what these are…what would you say? Where do these people fall in the “social hierarchy”? Do you know why?

How would you describe these? What role do they play in the hierarchies of society?

If you came across this person… Why do people react so differently to these people versus the “cooler” people? What is threatening about the people who are “different”?

Revenge of the Nerds When Nerds Rise Up Against Oppression

Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Things to look for: The aesthetics of the film-how is it different? What is the threat to society?