Chris Horn is an independent scholar and tutor in film studies at the University of Leicester, UK. His research interests focus primarily on contemporary notions of authorship in 1970s and 1980s American cinema.

The Lost Decade reappraises the oft neglected 1980s works of three of the most celebrated American filmmakers of the preceding decade. Through detailed archival research, Horn sheds new light on production and distribution histories, and champions a group of films that are primed for rediscovery.

• Introduction 1. Hollywood In The 1980s: Industrial Change And The Marginalisation Of Auteurist Filmmaking 2. Hollywood Renaissance Auteurs in the 1980s3. Robert Altman: Escape From L.A 4. Francis Coppola: Post-Apocalyptic Adventures 5. William Friedkin: Ambiguity And Anti-HeroesConclusionAppendices 1: Directors and their 1980s Films: Production and Distribution by Industry Sector 2: Top Grossing 1980s Films Directed by Hollywood Renaissance AuteursBibliographyFilmography Index

Chris Horn is an independent scholar and tutor in film studies at the University of Leicester, UK. His research interests focus primarily on contemporary notions of authorship in 1970s and 1980s American cinema.

The Lost Decade reappraises the oft neglected 1980s works of three of the most celebrated American filmmakers of the preceding decade. Through detailed archival research, Horn sheds new light on production and distribution histories, and champions a group of films that are primed for rediscovery.

• Introduction 1. Hollywood In The 1980s: Industrial Change And The Marginalisation Of Auteurist Filmmaking 2. Hollywood Renaissance Auteurs in the 1980s3. Robert Altman: Escape From L.A 4. Francis Coppola: Post-Apocalyptic Adventures 5. William Friedkin: Ambiguity And Anti-HeroesConclusionAppendices 1: Directors and their 1980s Films: Production and Distribution by Industry Sector 2: Top Grossing 1980s Films Directed by Hollywood Renaissance AuteursBibliographyFilmography Index

Chris Horn is an independent scholar and tutor in film studies at the University of Leicester, UK. His research interests focus primarily on contemporary notions of authorship in 1970s and 1980s American cinema.

The Lost Decade reappraises the oft neglected 1980s works of three of the most celebrated American filmmakers of the preceding decade. Through detailed archival research, Horn sheds new light on production and distribution histories, and champions a group of films that are primed for rediscovery.

• Introduction 1. Hollywood In The 1980s: Industrial Change And The Marginalisation Of Auteurist Filmmaking 2. Hollywood Renaissance Auteurs in the 1980s3. Robert Altman: Escape From L.A 4. Francis Coppola: Post-Apocalyptic Adventures 5. William Friedkin: Ambiguity And Anti-HeroesConclusionAppendices 1: Directors and their 1980s Films: Production and Distribution by Industry Sector 2: Top Grossing 1980s Films Directed by Hollywood Renaissance AuteursBibliographyFilmography Index