Lost in the Funhouse? Postmodern American Literature and Culture

Lecturer: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Stefan L. Brandt

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Selected Filmography

Being John Malkovich. Dir. Spike Jonze; written by Charlie Kaufman. Cast: John Cusack (Craig Schwartz), Cameron Diaz (Lotte Schwartz), Catherine Keener (Maxine Lund), John Malkovich (John Horatio Malkovich). Gramercy Pictures, USA, 1999.

Blade Runner. Dir. Ridley Scott; based upon the short story “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” by Philip K. Dick. Cast: Harrison Ford (Rick Deckard), Rutger Hauer (Roy Batty), Sean Young (Rachael), Daryl Hannah (Pris). Warner Bros., USA, 1982.

Blue Velvet. Dir. & written by David Lynch. Cast: Kyle MacLachlan (Jeffrey Beaumont), Isabella Rossellini (Dorothy Vallens), Dennis Hopper (Frank Booth), Laura Dern (Sandy Williams). De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, USA, 1986.

Brazil. Dir. Terry Gilliam; written by Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard & Charles McKeown. Cast: Jonathan Pryce (Sam Lowry), Robert DeNiro (Archibald “Harry” Tuttle), Kim Greist (Jill Layton), Ian Holm (Mr. M. Kurtzmann). Embassy, UK, 1985.

The Matrix. Dir. Andy and Larry Wachowski. Cast: Keanu Reeves (Neo), Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus), Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith), Joe Pantoliano (Cypher). Warner Bros., USA, 1999.

Natural Born Killers. Dir. Oliver Stone; screenplay by Oliver Stone, Dave Veloz, Richard Rutowski. Cast: Woody Harrelson (Mickey Knox), Juliette Lewis (Mallory Wilson Knox), Tommy Lee Jones (Warden Dwight McClusky), Robert Downey, Jr. (Wayne Gale). Warner Bros., USA, 1994.

Pulp Fiction. Dir. Quentin Tarantino; written by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Roberts Avary. Cast: John Travolta (Vincent Vega), Samuel L. Jackson (Jules), Uma Thurman (Mia Wallace), Bruce Willis (Butch), Ving Rhames (Marsellus Wallace). Miramax Films, USA, 1994.

Sin City. Dir. Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino; based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller; written by Frank Miller. Cast: Bruce Willis (John Hartigan), Mickey Rourke (Marv), Jessica Alba (Nancy Callahan), Benicio del Toro (Det. Lt. Jack “Jackie Boy” Rafferty), Rosario Dawson (Gail). Dimension Films, USA, 2005.

The Stepford Wives. Dir. Bryan Forbes; based on the novel by Ira Levin; written by William Goldman. Cast: Katharine Ross (Joanna Eberhart), Paula Prentiss (Bobbie Markowe), Peter Masterson (Waler Eberhart), Nanette Newman (Carol van Sant). Columbia, USA, 1975.

Westworld. Dir. Michael Crichton; written by Michael Crichton. Cast: Yul Brynner (Gunslinger), Richard Benjamin (Peter Martin), James Brolin (John Blane). MGM, USA, 1973.