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Neon Nightmares - L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s
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Neon Nightmares - L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s
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Neon Nightmares - L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s
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Between 1980 and 1989, Los Angeles was the world's most popular location for thriller movies, providing the perfect setting for gritty neo-noirs, buddy cop actioners, cautionary tales, vigilante flicks and apocalyptic science fiction. During this ten-year period, over two hundred L.A. Thrillers were produced and released, including Hollywood blockbusters like
Die Hard
and
The Terminator
, crime dramas like
To Live and Die in L.A.
52 Pick-Up
and exploitation epics like
Vice Squad
Savage Streets
.
Brad Sykes'
Neon Nightmares: L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s
is the first comprehensive study of the City of Angels' most outrageous cinematic decade. Hundreds of films, from studio megahits to cult obscurities, receive in-depth reviews. The book also examines the L.A. Thriller's origins and development while focusing on key production companies, actors and filmmakers. Written with insight gleaned over twenty-five years living and working in Hollywood and filled with rare stills,
Neon Nightmares
sheds new light on some of the most popular and controversial movies ever made.
BRAD SYKES BIO
Brad Sykes is the award-winning screenwriter and director of more than 20 feature films, including
Plaguers
,
Goth
Camp Blood
. He is the author of
Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest
and has penned articles for
Fangoria
Midnight
Route
Indie Slate
. Sykes lives with his wife/producing partner Josephina in Los Angeles, California, where they own and operate Nightfall Pictures.
Die Hard
and
The Terminator
, crime dramas like
To Live and Die in L.A.
52 Pick-Up
and exploitation epics like
Vice Squad
Savage Streets
.
Brad Sykes'
Neon Nightmares: L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s
is the first comprehensive study of the City of Angels' most outrageous cinematic decade. Hundreds of films, from studio megahits to cult obscurities, receive in-depth reviews. The book also examines the L.A. Thriller's origins and development while focusing on key production companies, actors and filmmakers. Written with insight gleaned over twenty-five years living and working in Hollywood and filled with rare stills,
Neon Nightmares
sheds new light on some of the most popular and controversial movies ever made.
BRAD SYKES BIO
Brad Sykes is the award-winning screenwriter and director of more than 20 feature films, including
Plaguers
,
Goth
Camp Blood
. He is the author of
Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest
and has penned articles for
Fangoria
Midnight
Route
Indie Slate
. Sykes lives with his wife/producing partner Josephina in Los Angeles, California, where they own and operate Nightfall Pictures.
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