Cult Film Stardom ― Offbeat Attractions and Processes of Cultification

The term 'cult film star' has been employed in popular journalistic writing for the last 25 years, but what makes cult stars distinct from other film stars has rarely been addressed. This collection explores the processes through which film stars/actors become associated with the cult label, from Bill Murray to Ruth Gordon and Ingrid Pitt.

CYNTHIA BARON Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University, USAMARK BERNARD Instructor in the Department of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University, USASHANE BROWN PhD candidate at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UKMATT HILLS Reader in Media & Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, UKMARK JANCOVICH Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of East Anglia, UKJAMES LYONS Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Exeter, UKERNEST MATHIJS Associate Professor Film Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, CanadaKAREN MCNALLY Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and Course Leader for the BA Film and Television Studies at London Metropolitan University, UKJASON SCOTT Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Leeds Trinity University College, UKJAMIE SEXTON Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at Northumbria University, UKIAIN ROBERT SMITH Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Roehampton, London, UKJUSTIN SMITH Principal Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UKSTEVEN RAWLE Lecturer in Film Studies at York St John University, UKJIM WHALLEY Full-time Researcher at De Montfort University, UKLEILA WIMMER Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at London Metropolitan University, UK