Teen Movies
American Youth on Screen| By: | Timothy Shary; Rob McInnes |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9781904764496 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780231501606 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen is a detailed look at the depiction of teens on film and its impact throughout film's history. Timothy Shary looks at the development of the teen movie – the rebellion, the romance, the sex and the horror – up to contemporary portrayals of ever-changing youth. Films studied include Rebel Without a Cause (1955), Splendor in the Grass (1961), Carrie (1976), The Breakfast Club (1985), and American Pie (1999).