Remember your first kiss, learning about the birds and the bees-and losing your virginity? How about skinny-dipping at summer camp, fooling around under the bleachers, back seats at the drive-in, strip-poker and slumber parties? This video guidebook, listing over 500 hard-to-find videos, will help take you back to those not-so-innocent days. From American classics like "Stand By Me" to international treasures like "Murmur Of The Heart" to independent gems like "The Year My Voice Broke," all of these rite-of-passage films have one thing in common(budding sexuality. Many of our finest actors and most recognizable stars (not to mention directors) got their start in coming-of-age films. Tom Cruise, James Dean, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Dillon, Edward Furlong, Ethan Hawke, Chris O'Donnell, River Phoenix, Jason Priestly, Keanu Reeves, Brad Renfro, Mark Wahlberg, Scott Wolf and Elijah Wood are just a few. 216 pages (Over 100 non-sexual photos).
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"If you like this sort of flick and want to see more, how do you find out what is available? Now there's an easy way. Check out "Coming of Age," the new compendium . a large size, encyclopedic tome." -- William Spencer, Guys Magazine, New York
"Includes many entries about the traumas and joys of being a lesbian or gay youth ... All in all this book is a fabulous book for anyone's film library." -- Karen Waters, In The Life, New York
"Just the ticket for those of us who will get a thrill out of having all of this information stored in one place." -- Frank Decatur, DUDE Magazine, Florida
"Well-written, unique book. Most highly recommended." --Eidos Magazine
"Includes many entries about the traumas and joys of being a lesbian or gay youth ... All in all this book is a fabulous book for anyone's film library." -- Karen Waters, In The Life, New York
"Just the ticket for those of us who will get a thrill out of having all of this information stored in one place." -- Frank Decatur, DUDE Magazine, Florida
"Well-written, unique book. Most highly recommended." --Eidos Magazine
About the Author
Don Lort was born in Ketchikan, Alaska but has been a resident of Canada since he was nine months old. He has taught in Canada and Korea. A long-time film buff, he has also been a video store clerk. Though "Coming Of Age" is his first book, he has contributed to several other film and video guides. When faced with the impossible task of naming his personal top-ten coming-of-age films, they are, in alphabetical order: "The 400 Blows," "The Boys Of St. Vincent," "If .," "King Of The Hill," "Mon Oncle Antoine," "Murmur Of The Heart," "Stand By Me," "This Boy's Life," "Walkabout" and "You Are Not Alone."
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This review is from: Coming of Age: Movie & Video Guide (Paperback)
There are over 500 entires in this A to Z video guide. Each contains plot, five-star movie ratings, cast, credits and ratings for sexuality. Also there are multiple indexes and a hard-to-find video locator. Many of our finest actors got their start in coming-of-age films. Tom Cruise, James Dean, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Dillon, Edward Furlong, Ethan Hawke, Chris O'Donnell, River Phoenix, Jason Priestly, Keanu Reeves, Brad Renfro, Mark Wahlberg, Scott Wolf and Elijah Wood are just a few. What is a coming-of-age film? In simplest terms, a coming-of-age story is one in which a child or a teenager reaches a critical turning point or event that results in a loss of childhood innocence. Not surprisingly, most often this turning point revolves around adolescent sexuality. Recommended!
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An Amazing Reference Book,
By Christopher Schmitz (Rocky River, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Coming of Age: Movie & Video Guide (Paperback)
My compliments to this book. It's better organized than most dictionaries and encyclopedias. It's full of copious and well-chosen pictures (which admittedly display the author's nudist sensibilities!) It embraces a large number of films from silly comedies to angst-filled dramas. What they all have in common is that they deal with young people confronting sexual awakening (For a Lost Soldier) or awareness of mortality (A Separate Peace), in short, some catalytic, transformative event of their adolescence.Everything you could want to know about these movies is in this book somewhere. Everyone involved in their making is mentioned, as are any awards the film earned and a clear synopsis of its plot. Lort's gay nudist perspective insures that nothing is censored, and pictures containing rape, cross-dressing, prostitution, and intergenerational eroticism are dealt with openly. When Lort gives 5-star reviews to some of my favorite coming-of-age films, like "Stand by Me," "Second Best," or "Rebel Without a Cause," I really enjoy the read. I hope and pray that Lort updates this valuable book (written in 1997) since some important pictures have come along since then like "L.I.E.," "Y Tu Mama Tambien," and "Hearts in Atlantis."
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