Hixploitation
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A genre of exploitation film that relies on the stereotypical (and often negative) depiction of rural whites of the American South and Appalachia. uncountable
"The apotheosis of the hixploitation movement was Smokey and the Bandit (1977), the directorial debut of Tennessee-born veteran stuntman Hal Needham, who actually cast Mel Tillis, Foster Brooks, and Ruth Buzzi for unironic effect."
Example
More examples"The apotheosis of the hixploitation movement was Smokey and the Bandit (1977), the directorial debut of Tennessee-born veteran stuntman Hal Needham, who actually cast Mel Tillis, Foster Brooks, and Ruth Buzzi for unironic effect."
Etymology
From hick + -sploitation.
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