1. See the end of this chapter for a tentative taxonomy of remakes. [BACK]

2. Druxman, Milberg, and Nowlan offer commentary on remakes. [BACK]

3. Essays by Thomas Doherty and Douglas Kellner provide welcome exceptions to the typical comparative studies of remakes. [BACK]

4. Stuart Samuels concludes that the 1956 film "[d]irectly or indirectly . . . deals with the fear of annihilation brought on by the existence of the A-bomb, the pervasive feeling of paranoia engendered by an increasing sense that something was wrong, an increasing fear of dehumanization focused around an increased massification of American life, a deep-seated expression of social, sexual, and political frustration resulting from an ever-widening gap between personal expectation and social reality, and a widespread push for conformity as an acceptable strategy to deal with the confusion and growing insecurity of the period" (216). [BACK]

5. For commentary on the abortion controversies, see Rubin and Milbauer. [BACK]

6. See Simonet for comparative data on the number of remakes made by studios before and after conglomerate takeovers. [BACK]