Capitalism, Camp, and Cult SF: Space Truckers as Satire
Capitalism, Camp, and Cult SF: Space Truckers as Satire
This chapter examines Stuart Gordon's science fiction (sf) satire Space Truckers (1996). Both cult and sf films seem to embody the contradictions of capitalism (which seeks to create a smoothly functioning, well-organized collective, based on an ethos of each against all), even as they typically announce their contempt for values often associated with capitalism — but in a seemingly apolitical way that congratulates their fans on being different from it all. Space Truckers exemplifies this vision of the cult film, while introducing (through its satirical engagement with capitalism) interesting questions about the relationship between the cult film and sf in general. It also offers a strong and overt element of social and political satire.
Keywords: satire, capitalism, cult films, cult cinema, science fiction, Stuart Gordon, Space Truckers
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