hicksploitation

English

Noun

hicksploitation (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of hixploitation
   • 2005, Tara Ariano, Adam Sternbergh, Hey! It's that Guy!: The Fametracker.com Guide to Character Actors, Quirk Books, →ISBN, page 30:

     So we remember the Joe Don Baker of the late 70s and early '80s, a time during which Joe Don owned — not rented, not leased, but owned — the part of bad-ass lawman in every hicksploitation flick that rambled down the dirt road.

   • 2011, Ernest Mathijs, Jamie Sexton, Cult Cinema‎^[1], Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN:

     Deliverance led to some examples of hicksploitation; […]

   • 2013 March 3, Eric Deggans, “Why no protests against 'hicksploitation' TV reality shows?”, in Tampa Bay Times:

     There are also signature touches from other TLC "hicksploitation" shows such as Here Comes Honey Boo: One character with a thick Southern accent has her words displayed in subtitles, as if she's speaking a foreign language; bluegrass music plays to remind viewers exactly where the place is located; and situations couldn't be more contrived if you saw producers going over scripts with the "cast members" onscreen.