Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
Language: English
Pages: 618
ISBN: 1566567521
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
revised and updated edition
A groundbreaking book that dissects a slanderous history dating from cinema's earliest days to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters that feature machine-gun wielding and bomb-blowing "evil" Arabs
Award-winning film authority Jack G. Shaheen, noting that only Native Americans have been more relentlessly smeared on the silver screen, painstakingly makes his case that "Arab" has remained Hollywood's shameless shorthand for "bad guy," long after the movie industry has shifted its portrayal of other minority groups. In this comprehensive study of over one thousand films, arranged alphabetically in such chapters as "Villains," "Sheikhs," "Cameos," and "Cliffhangers," Shaheen documents the tendency to portray Muslim Arabs as Public Enemy #1--brutal, heartless, uncivilized Others bent on terrorizing civilized Westerners.
Shaheen examines how and why such a stereotype has grown and spread in the film industry and what may be done to change Hollywood's defamation of Arabs.
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saying “Heavens, no!” • Determined to protect the queen’s artifact, Bedouin bury the medallion in a “grave.” The heroine, Claudia (Martinelli), warns Simon, “[If the Arabs] find anyone violating the grave, they’ll cut him to pieces.” • Simon moves to pilfer the medallion. A Bedouin guard intervenes; Simon tosses him over a cliff. Though Bedouin shoot at Simon, they miss. • Surprisingly, Claudia nabs the medallion, then flies off to the South Pacific. Soon, Simon joins her. He and Claudia
135 Candlelight in Algeria (1944), 135 Cannonball Run (1981), 135 Cannonball Run II (1984), 136 Captain Blood (1952), 137 Captain Sinbad (1963), 137 The Captain’s Paradise (1953), 138 The Captive (1915), 82 Captured by Bedouins (1912), 138 Caravans (1978), 48 Carpet from Bagdad (1915), 139 Carry on Cleo (1965), 139 Casablanca (1942), 139 Casablanca Express (1990), 140 Casbah (1948), 140 Cast a Giant Shadow (1966), 141 The Castilian (1963), 142 The Castle (1997), 143 The Ceremony
416 Q The Queen of Babylon (1956), 416 Queen of the Jungle (1935), 416 The Queen of Sheba (1921), 417 The Queen of Sheba (1953), 417 Quick Change (1990), 418 R Radio Patrol (1937), 418 The Rage of Paris (1921), 419 Raiders of the Desert (1941), 419 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), 420 Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953), 421 Raising Arizona (1987), 421 The Razor’s Edge (1946), 421 Reds (1981), 421 Renegades (1930), 422 Requiem for a Secret Agent (1965), 423 The Rescuers (1977), 424
wizard, Zig-Zag (Price), schemes to wed Yum-Yum. The princess refuses, declaring, “There’s a mind in the body of this pretty miss.” Affirms King Nod, “She can only marry a man pure of heart.” • Zig-Zag’s black-cloaked Arabs wield whips. “Desert outlaws” threaten Tack. Eventually, Yum-Yum and a heroic witch who employs her power “for the forces of good” save Baghdad. They, along with Tack, bring down both the sorcerer and General One-Eye. • After Tack, the first “Arabian Knight,” weds the
the girls.” The prince tells his Arab guards, “Prepare [Brittany] for the engagement ceremony. In ten years I will make her one of my wives. The ceremony will take place promptly at dawn.” The guards haul the girls, Jeanette, Eleanor, and Brittany, off to the harem quarters. • The girls now wear harem garb; Arab maidens attend Brittany. “If you think I’m marrying that pint-sized twerp,” says Brittany, “you’re nuts. I don’t care how important he is, how rich he is.” • Evening. The girls move to
