In this idiosyncratic history of post-World War II movies, we continue with “A Nightmare on Elm Street” and Exploitation.

Future podcasts in this series:

• “Pulgasari” (Shin Sang-ok, 1985)
• “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (James Cameron, 1991)
• “The Piano” (Jane Campion, 1993)
• “Persepolis” (Marjane Satrapi/Vincent Paronnaud, 2007)
• “Parasite” (Bong Joon-ho, 2019)
• “Summer of Soul” (Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, 2021)

Past podcasts in this series:

• “Rome, Open City” (Robert Rossellini, 1945)
• “The Killers” (Robert Siodmak, 1946)
• “Rashomon” (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)
• “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (Howard Hawks, 1953)
• “The Seventh Seal” (Ingmar Bergman, 1957)
• “North by Northwest” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1959)
• “Midnight Cowboy” (John Schlesinger, 1969)
• “The 36th Chamber of Shaolin” (Lau Kar-leung, 1978)
• “The Castle of Cagliostro” (Hayao Miyazaki, 1979)

 Referenced media:

• “Ben-Hur” (William Wyler, 1959)
• “Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper, 1969)
• “Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
• “Peeping Tom” (Michael Powell, 1960)
• “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
• “Halloween” (John Carpenter, 1978)
• “Men, Women, and Chainsaws” by Carol J. Clover (1992)
• “The Last House on the Left” (Wes Craven, 1972)
• “Freddy vs. Jason” (Ronny Yu, 2003)
• “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Lucas, 1977)

 Audio quotation:

• “Typewriter” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsEbtUcDw40
• “A Nightmare on Elm Street” (Wes Craven, 1984)