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Profoundly Erotic: Sexy Movies that Changed History With an introduction by Roger Corman	Universe Press	October 2005
What people are saying: Movie stars do it better, or so it seems. Sex on the silver screen unfolds in such a perfect way and we get sucked in. Whether we want to admit it or not, much of our sexual behavior has been learned from the movies. From Joe Bob Briggs comes Profoundly Erotic, a collection of essays on sex in film. This guide explores the most seminal films — from cult classics to Hollywood blockbusters — that both shaped and reflected America’s changing mores and codes about sex. Briggs, who has been called the Leonard Maltin of cult movies, makes good on his reputation as an off-kilter and daring movie guru in this revealing look at filmed fornication. Profoundly Erotic follows Joe Bob’s popular Profoundly Disturbing. Now Joe Bob takes on the key films that turn us on, such as It Happened One Night (1938), Lolita (1962), Belle de Jour (1967), and sex, lies, and videotape (1989). Illustrated with lurid stills and posters, the book strips down the hottest screen moments in history with the bodies we adore, from Rudolf Valentino and Mae West to Brigitte Bardot and Sharon Stone. In addition to the ten main movies, the book features a hundred more capsule reviews in "For Further Frisson" sidebars.
Profoundly Disturbing With an introduction by Roger Corman	Universe Press	April 2003
What the critics are saying: "Beyond the bounds of depravity!"-London Evening Standard "Despicable . . . ugly and obscene . . . a degrading, senseless misuse of film and time." -The Los Angeles Times "People are right to be shocked." -The New Yorker From the murky depths can come the most extraordinary things. . . . Profoundly Disturbing examines the underground cult movies that have — unexpectedly and unintentionally — revolutionized the way that all movies would be made. Called "exploitation films" because they often exploit our most primal fears and desires, these overlooked movies pioneered new cinematographic techniques, subversive narrative structuring, and guerrilla marketing strategies that would eventually trickle up into mainstream cinema. In this book Joe Bob Briggs uncovers the most seminal cult movies of the twentieth century and reveals the fascinating untold stories behind their making. All the subgenres in cult cinema are covered, with essays centering around twenty movies including Triumph of the Will (1938), Mudhoney (1965), Night of the Living Dead (1967), Deep Throat (1973), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Drunken Master (1978), and Crash (1996). Accompanying the text are dozens of capsule reviews providing ideas for related films to discover, as well as kitschy and fun archival film stills. An essential reference and guide to this overlooked side of cinema, Profoundly Disturbing should be in the home of every movie fan, especially those who think they've seen everything.
Iron Joe Bob	Atlantic Monthly Press	October 1993
Wherein Joe Bob explores the need for male bonding and other new age hokum. A spoof on the Men's Movement includes the five phases of the path to manhood, descriptions of "I'm Not a Wimp, Goldang It!" Weekends, and essays on love, marriage, phone sex, feminism, and aerobics as an Olympic sport.
The Cosmic Wisdom of Joe Bob Briggs	Random House	February 1991
Joe Bob Goes Back to the Drive-In	Delacorte Press	April 1990
This is the second compilation of Joe Bob's Drive-In Movie Reviews
A Guide To Western Civilization, or, My Story	Delacorte Press	July 1988
Joe Bob's autobiography, without any basis in fact.
Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In	Delacorte Press	September 1987
This is the first compilation of Joe Bob's Drive-In Movie Reviews
Evidence of Love John Bloom with Jim Atkinson	Texas Monthly Press	1983
Based on the true story of a suburban Dallas hatchet murderess.

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