Posted by Barry Margolin on 05/28/06 13:12

In article <3NCdnezZwoVu5OTZnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@rcn.net>,
"Dan Kimmel" <daniel.kimmel@rcn.com> wrote:

> "Fred Goodwin, CMA" <fgoodwin@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1148788260.110663.179330@j73g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Star Wars not only rejuvenated the moribund science-fiction genre; it
> > also ushered in the era of the summer blockbuster movie-which, for
> > better or worse, transformed the way the movie industry does business.
>
>
> Some would credit Spielberg's "Jaws," released two years before, with
> creating the "summer blockbuster" mentality.

True. The difference that Star Wars made was that sci-fi and
action/adventure movies became the standard genre for these
blockbusters. So it begat all the superhero movies, the Indiana Jones
sagas, and the rest of the Star Wars.

--
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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