The American film industry transformed itself during the 1970s a new order emerged out of the chaos of the former studio system. A new rating system freed directors to explore serious subjects but allowed for the expansion of exploitation films as well. So while unprecedented social and political commentary emanated from the film-school-trained New Hollywood auteurs, the bigger change was the major studios' embrace of sensationalist content, mass advertising, and saturation booking. The methods of fringe exploitation producers became the norm. p Some of the films discussed in this book include iFive Easy Piecesi, iChinatowni, iCarnal Knowledgei, i Straw Dogsi, iA Clockwork Orangei, i Mean Streetsi, iThe Conversationi, iNashvillei, iShampooi, iTaxi Driveri, and iApocalypse Nowi.