Dr. Strangelove (1963, Stanley Kubrick, USA) features a mad, • wheelchair-using scientist; Evil Dr. No, with his two hands in the Bond film, Dr. No (1962, • Terence Young, UK); The pirate captain in Hook (1991, Steven Spielberg, USA); • Terrifying Freddy in (1984, Wes Craven, USA); • Nightmare on Elm Street Bitter and vengeful Mr Glass with his brittle bones in Unbreakable (2000, • M. Night Shyamalan, USA). 4. Atmosphere curios or exotica in shows’, and Stereotype – ‘freak in comics, horror movies and science fiction Examples A whole cast of genuinely disabled people was used to create horror in • Freaks (1932, Tod Browning, USA); The facially disfigured Phantom, in Phantom of the Opera (1925, Rupert • Julian, USA); The deaf, dumb and blind kid in Tommy (1975, Ken Russell, UK); • All the who have tics and disabilities in Dick Tracy (1990, Warren • ‘baddies’ Beatty, USA); Cousin Lyman, a short hunchback who causes trouble in The Ballad of the • (1991, Simon Callow, UK/USA); Sad Café The one-armed man in The Fugitive (1993, Andrew Davis, USA). • Mini Me in the Spy who Me 5. triumph over tragedy/noble warrior ‘Super-crip’/ Stereotype Examples A spinally-injured veteran coming to terms with his impairment in The Men • (1950, Fred Zinnemann, USA); Physically-impaired Douglas Bader walking without sticks and flying in • Reach for the Sky (1956, Lewis Gilbert, UK); A war veteran coping with his injuries again in The Best Years of Our Lives • (1946, William Wyler, USA); Christy Brown writing in (1989, Jim Sheridan, UK); My Left Foot • Blind Mathew Murdock has radar-like senses he uses to fight evil in • Daredevil (2003, Mark Steven Johnson, USA); The last item on the TV news, eg a blind man climbing a mountain. • 6. Laughable or the butt of jokes Stereotype Examples In many early films, such as (1904) or the over • The Automobile Accident 100 films featuring ‘Crettini’;
• Dr. Strangelove (1963, Stanley Kubrick, USA) features a mad, wheelchair-using scientist; • Evil Dr. No, with his two hands in the Bond film, Dr. No (1962, Terence Young, UK); • The pirate captain in Hook (1991, Steven Spielberg, USA); • Terrifying Freddy in Nightmare on Elm Street (1984, Wes Craven, USA); • Bitter and vengeful Mr Glass with his brittle bones in Unbreakable (2000, M. Night Shyamalan, USA). Stereotype 4. Atmosphere – curios or exotica in ‘freak shows’, and in comics, horror movies and science fiction Examples • A whole cast of genuinely disabled people was used to create horror in Freaks (1932, Tod Browning, USA); • The facially disfigured Phantom, in Phantom of the Opera (1925, Rupert Julian, USA); • The deaf, dumb and blind kid in Tommy (1975, Ken Russell, UK); • All the ‘baddies’ who have tics and disabilities in Dick Tracy (1990, Warren Beatty, USA); • Cousin Lyman, a short hunchback who causes trouble in The Ballad of the Sad Café (1991, Simon Callow, UK/USA); • The one-armed man in The Fugitive (1993, Andrew Davis, USA). Mini Me in the Spy who Me Stereotype 5. ‘Super-crip’/ triumph over tragedy/noble warrior Examples • A spinally-injured veteran coming to terms with his impairment in The Men (1950, Fred Zinnemann, USA); • Physically-impaired Douglas Bader walking without sticks and flying in Reach for the Sky (1956, Lewis Gilbert, UK); • A war veteran coping with his injuries again in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, William Wyler, USA); • Christy Brown writing in My Left Foot (1989, Jim Sheridan, UK); • Blind Mathew Murdock has radar-like senses he uses to fight evil in Daredevil (2003, Mark Steven Johnson, USA); • The last item on the TV news, eg a blind man climbing a mountain. Stereotype 6. Laughable or the butt of jokes Examples • In many early films, such as The Automobile Accident (1904) or the over 100 films featuring ‘Crettini’;