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).
Table of Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Teen Film in its Infancy, 1895-1948
Chapter 2: The Teen Film Matures, 1949-1967
Chapter 3: Youth Film Rebels, 1968-1979
Chapter 4: Teen Cinema is Reborn in Abundance, 1978-1995
Chapter 5: The Teen Film Takes on a New Century, 1994-2004
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Timothy Shary is assistant professor of screen studies at Clark University, and the author of
Generation Multiplex: The Image of Youth in Contemporary American Cinema.
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