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>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.
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>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.
.__ Brian Thornburg [log in to unmask]
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