>I don't want to flood everyone's mail with answers to a question

>that only I am interested in, but I would like any

>suggestions that anyone may have.  So please send replies directly

>to me.  If anyone else wants the replies, I'll pass them on all

>together.

>

>THE QUESTION:  I'm trying to a add some film to a course I've taught

>before on the language and community of science.  What I'm looking

>for is examples of stereotypes of scientists: the scientist as hero;

>the mad, dangerous scientist; the helpless scientist; seekers after

>power; scientist as adventurer.  I'm especially interested in

>examples of the scientist as foolish, childish, and/or in a world

>of (inevitably) his own.  I will probably not show more than one

>or two films in their entirety, but I want to put together a

>collection of excerpts since it's the image, not the entire

>narrative that I'm interested in for this purpose.  So please send

>me the names of your favorites and I will be very much obliged.

>(Right now I've been thinking of _Back to the Future_ and _Killer

>Bats_ [Bela Lugosi]).  I know it's an enormous field, but I would

>appreciate any suggestions.

>

>Thanks a lot,

>

>-- Don Ulin

>

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Almost all the James Bond fims; Metropolis might fit; Mosquito Coast with

Harrison Ford; all the Frankenstein films; Jurrasic Park (the book has

beter examples than the film); Indiana Jones; Gorrillas in the Mist;

MacGuyver TV show; Mr.Wizard TV show; the old Incredible Hulk TV show; lots

of examples in the comic book world

 

More if we think of any.  Hope this helps.

 

 

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