Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

“thoughtfully argued, thoroughly researched”—SFRA Review; “Palumbo combines his enthusiasm for science fiction movies with his deep involvement with Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth plot structure in this detailed and insightful analysis of sf quest movies from 1960 to 2009…compelling…recommended”—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction—On Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth and The Hero with a Thousand Faces1. George Lucas’ Original Star Wars Trilogy2. Before (and a Little After) A New Hope: The Time Machine, Logan’s Run and Time After Time3. Early ’80s Cult Films: Escape from New York, Tron, Dreamscape and The Last Starfighter4. Dune: Herbert’s Novels, Lynch’s Film and the Scifi Channel’s Two Miniseries5. The Terminator: Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese as a Composite Hero6. Back to the Future: Science Fiction Film Comedy as Adolescent Wish Fulfillment Fantasy7. Red Pills, Problematic Realities, Metaphorical Dreams and the Monomyth in Total Recall and The Matrix8. Celebrating a Formula: The First Ten Star Trek Films9. Star Trek Rebooted: J. J. Abrams’ Star TrekNotesBibliography and FilmographyIndex

Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

“thoughtfully argued, thoroughly researched”—SFRA Review; “Palumbo combines his enthusiasm for science fiction movies with his deep involvement with Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth plot structure in this detailed and insightful analysis of sf quest movies from 1960 to 2009…compelling…recommended”—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction—On Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth and The Hero with a Thousand Faces1. George Lucas’ Original Star Wars Trilogy2. Before (and a Little After) A New Hope: The Time Machine, Logan’s Run and Time After Time3. Early ’80s Cult Films: Escape from New York, Tron, Dreamscape and The Last Starfighter4. Dune: Herbert’s Novels, Lynch’s Film and the Scifi Channel’s Two Miniseries5. The Terminator: Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese as a Composite Hero6. Back to the Future: Science Fiction Film Comedy as Adolescent Wish Fulfillment Fantasy7. Red Pills, Problematic Realities, Metaphorical Dreams and the Monomyth in Total Recall and The Matrix8. Celebrating a Formula: The First Ten Star Trek Films9. Star Trek Rebooted: J. J. Abrams’ Star TrekNotesBibliography and FilmographyIndex

Donald E. Palumbo is a professor of English at East Carolina University. He lives in Greenville, North Carolina.

“thoughtfully argued, thoroughly researched”—SFRA Review; “Palumbo combines his enthusiasm for science fiction movies with his deep involvement with Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth plot structure in this detailed and insightful analysis of sf quest movies from 1960 to 2009…compelling…recommended”—Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction—On Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth and The Hero with a Thousand Faces1. George Lucas’ Original Star Wars Trilogy2. Before (and a Little After) A New Hope: The Time Machine, Logan’s Run and Time After Time3. Early ’80s Cult Films: Escape from New York, Tron, Dreamscape and The Last Starfighter4. Dune: Herbert’s Novels, Lynch’s Film and the Scifi Channel’s Two Miniseries5. The Terminator: Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese as a Composite Hero6. Back to the Future: Science Fiction Film Comedy as Adolescent Wish Fulfillment Fantasy7. Red Pills, Problematic Realities, Metaphorical Dreams and the Monomyth in Total Recall and The Matrix8. Celebrating a Formula: The First Ten Star Trek Films9. Star Trek Rebooted: J. J. Abrams’ Star TrekNotesBibliography and FilmographyIndex