It's Alive!: The Science of B-Movie Monsters

It's Alive!: The Science of B-Movie Monsters

by Michael LaBarbera
It's Alive!: The Science of B-Movie Monsters

It's Alive!: The Science of B-Movie Monsters

by Michael LaBarbera

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Overview

The B-movie monster—be it gap-toothed gorilla, ripped-from-time dinosaur, overstretched arachnid, or another outrageous anthropomorphic fantasy—has thrilled moviegoers for decades, and firmly sunk its claws into popular culture. In It’s Alive!, Michael LaBarbera delves into the science behind these characters’ construction, from the biology surrounding tyrannosaurid postures in Jurassic Park and King Kong to the questionable physics employed by The Incredible Shrinking Man. Accompanied by a treasure trove of images from old movie posters and stills, and ranging from the 1930s to such recent films as The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the latest installments of the Alien franchise, It’s Alive! cleverly uses science to remind us that the best parts of moviemaking might indeed be magic–for all creatures, great and small.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780226094885
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 06/18/2013
Series: Chicago Shorts
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 33
Sales rank: 886,638
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Michael LaBarbera is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

The Fantastic World of Mr. Spielberg

Biology and Geometry Collide!

A World Distorted Beyond Your Imagination

The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall

Terrors of the Deep

Giant Ants Attack!

Unexpected Biology: Parallel Universes and Alien Worlds

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