Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction 1
Why Didn't They Get Sued? 5
1 Capes, Conquerors, and Comic Books 9
3 Dev Adam (Three Giant Men) 9
Ator I'invincibile (Ator the Fighting Eagle) 13
Darna 16
Kizil Maske ("The Phantom") 20
La Mujer Murciélago (Bat Woman) 23
Supaidaman (Spider-Man) 26
Superman 30
Süpermen Dönüyor ("Superman Returns") 34
Supersonic Man 38
Tarzan Istanbul'da ("Tarzan in Istanbul") 41
Wurideul-ui Chingu Pawo 5 ("Our Friend Power 5") 44
Yarasa Adam: Bedmen ("Batman") 48
Zashchitniki (Guardians) 52
2 Muscles, Magnums, and Machismo 56
7 Belalilar ("7 Troublemakers") 56
1990: I guerrieri del Bronx (1990: The Bronx Warriors) 59
Altin Çocuk ("Golden Boy") 62
Black Cobra 66
Cellat ("The Executioner") 69
Den' D ("D-Day") 73
Dhoom ("Boom") 76
The Intruder 79
Khoon Khoon ("Blood Blood") 82
Korkusuz (Rampage) 85
OK Connery 89
Qayamat: City Under Threat 92
3 Family, Fantasy, and Fairy Tales 96
Aabra Ka Daabra: The School of Magic 96
Badi ("Shorty") 99
Os Carrinhos em: A Grande Corrida (The Little Cars in the Great Race) 102
Ge wu qing chun (Disney High School Musical: China) 105
Kuzhandaiyum Deivamum ("Children and God") 108
Lassie-Eine abenteuerliche Reise (Lassie Come Home) 111
Maugli (The Adventures of Mowgli) 115
Pamuk Prenses ve 7 Cüceler ("Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs") 119
Os Trapalhoes e o Mágico de Oróz ("The Tramps and the Wizard of Oróz") 122
Vinni-Pukh ("Winnie the Pooh") 125
4 Monsters, Maniacs, and the Macabre 130
Aatank ("Terror") 130
Anyab ("Fangs") 133
Bach ke Zara ("Tread Carefully") 135
Drakula Istanbul'da ("Dracula in Istanbul") 138
Kader Diyelim ("Let's Say It's Fate") 142
Kingu Kongu no Gyakushu (King Kong Escapes) 144
L'ultimo squalo (The Last Shark) 148
Mahakaal ("Time of Death") 151
La Momia Azteca (The Aztec Mummy) 155
Paranomaru Akutibiti Dai 2 Sho: Tokyo Naito (Paranormal Activity 2: Tokyo Night) 158
Seytan ("Satan") 161
Xingxing wang (The Mighty Peking Man) 166
Zapatlela ("Possessed") 169
5 Androids, Aliens, and the Apocalypse 174
Baytekin Fezada Çarpisanlar ("Flash Gordon's Battle in Space") 174
The Bionic Boy 176
Computer Haekjeonham Pokpa Daejakjeon (Savior of the Earth) 180
Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam (The Man Who Saves the World) 183
Pembalasan Ratu Pantai Selatan (Lady Terminator) 187
Robo Vampire 190
Robowar 194
Shocking Dark 197
Starcrash 201
Time of the Apes 204
Turist Ömer Uzay Yolunda ("Ömer the Tourist in Star Trek") 208
Uchu kara no Messeji (Message from Space) 212
Warrior of the Lost World 216
6 Outlaws, Outsiders, and Oscar Winners 12 220
Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai ("Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It") 224
Cemo ile Cemile ("Cemo and Cemile") 227
Fight Club: Members Only 231
Kara Simsek ("Black Lightning") 234
Kartal Yuvasi ("Eagle's Nest") 238
Kiliç Bey ("Mr. Kiliç") 242
Lim jing dai yat gik (First Shot) 245
Masoyiyata / Titanic ("My Beloved / Titanic") 248
Pi li da niu (Girl with a Gun) 251
Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya… ("Love… What Have You Done") 254
Sangharsh ("Conflict") 257
Sarkar ("Overlord") 261
Yurusarezaru mono (Unforgiven) 264
Bibliography and Filmography 269
Index 281
