Publications and Research

Out of the Blue: Re-evaluating Electra-Glide in Blue

William Blick

This submission was withdrawn on August 25, 2015 due to duplication.

Abstract

The 1970s was a time of moral ambiguity for the cinema. The cult- favorite, Electra Glide in Blue demonstrates the polarization of ideologies in America at the time. In this film, there are several conflicting views of the Vietnam War, "Hippies", drugs, conservatism, communes, and the mistrust of authority that made up a zeitgeist of the time. This short article defines the film as a examination of the ambiguity of the 1970s.