Inventing the West: A Symposium on America's Western Experience
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Table of contents
Credits
Introduction
First question from moderator Thomas Schatz: Fiction and fact in Hollywood western films
Answer by film director Budd Boetticher
On his research on the Coffeyville Raid for his first western film
Answer by James H. Michener
Books mythologizing Davy Crockett after the Battle of the Alamo
Second question from moderator: Reinventing the western
Answer by Budd Boetticher
On actor Randolph Scott
On male relationships and homosexuality in his films
Third question from moderator: History of invention and reinvention of the western
Answer by Richard Slotkin
Answer by Don Graham
Answer by Horace Newcomb
Fourth question from moderator: The mutation of the western
Answer by James H. Michener, mentions the films Red River, Monte Walsh, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Giant and The Alamo
Answer by Richard Slotkin, mentions Star Wars
Answer by Budd Boetticher, on Star Wars as a western
Answer by Don Graham, mentions Star Wars as an unsatisfactory successor to the western
Answer by James H. Michener, mentions Star Wars cantina scene as inspired by the western
Questions from audience
Closing comment by James H. Michener
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Metadata Title: Inventing the West: A Symposium on America's Western Experience Identifier: dv_00066 Description: A panel discussion on Texas mythology and its legacy in the western genre films of Holllywood. Moderated by Thomas Schatz, with
panelists Budd Boetticher, James H. Michener, Richard Slotkin, Don Graham and Horace Newcomb. Sponsored by the University of Texas' Department of Radio-Television-Film and Department of
American Studies, as well as Cinema Texas, The Austin Chronicle and Laguna Gloria Art Museum. Country: United States State: Texas City: Austin Date: 1984-09-14 Creator The University of Texas Location: 3Y203 Source: "Inventing the West" Videotape, 1984 Contributor: Schatz, Thomas (moderator) Boetticher, Budd Slotkin, Richard Michener, James H. Graham, Don Newcomb, Horace Language: en Publisher Dolph Briscoe Center for American History Original Format: VHS
