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Rebels & Chicks takes a humorous and insightful look at the evolution of one of Hollywood most popular genre and how it has endured and changed with the times. This informative and entertaining analysis of some of Hollywood’s most memorable teen films takes readers on a nostalgic trip through the major cycles of the Hollywood teenpics past and present: the teen horror and juvenile delinquent films of the 1950s (I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Blackboard Jungle, Rebel Without a Cause); the Frankie & Annette beach party musicals of the 1960s; the nostalgia films and sex comedies of the 1970s (American Graffiti, Porky’s), the slasher films and John Hughes pictures of the 1980s (Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink); and more recent films like Reality Bites, Clueless, the Scream and American Pie trilogies, and Thirteen.
Rebels & Chicks takes a humorous and insightful look at the evolution of one of Hollywood most popular genre and how it has endured and changed with the times. This informative and entertaining analysis of some of Hollywood’s most memorable teen films takes readers on a nostalgic trip through the major cycles of the Hollywood teenpics past and present: the teen horror and juvenile delinquent films of the 1950s (I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Blackboard Jungle, Rebel Without a Cause); the Frankie & Annette beach party musicals of the 1960s; the nostalgia films and sex comedies of the 1970s (American Graffiti, Porky’s), the slasher films and John Hughes pictures of the 1980s (Halloween, Friday the 13th, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink); and more recent films like Reality Bites, Clueless, the Scream and American Pie trilogies, and Thirteen.
At the same time, Rebels & Chicks takes a closer look at the role cinema has consistently played in constructing the image of the American teenager, and guides readers through Hollywood’s comedic and dramatic treatment of the trials and tribulations of American teenage life.
About the Author
Stephen Tropiano is the author of Prime Time Closet: A History of the Gays and Lesbians on TV as well as the editor of the Journal of Film and Video, the oldest film journal in the United States. He is the director of the Ithaca College Los Angeles Program, where he teaches film, television history, theory, and criticism. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Teenagers have Leen roaming the Earth since prehistoric times; nevertheless, it took thousands or years before anyone seemed to notice. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
teen films, teen genre, teen movies, advertising tagline, teen sex comedies, teen sex comedy, classroom films, teenage characters, teenage werewolf, final girl, slasher films, exploitation films, teenage audience Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Los Angeles, American Graffiti, American Pie, Billy Joe, Fast Times, World War, Miss Branding, Sunset Strip, The Breakfast Club, Blair Witch, Elm Street, New York Times, San Francisco, Ridgemont High, Blue Denim, Michael Myers, Pee Wee, Rebel Without, Risky Business, Sandra Dee, Say Anything, Warner Brothers, Academy Award, Dirty Dancing New!
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Teenagers have Leen roaming the Earth since prehistoric times; nevertheless, it took thousands or years before anyone seemed to notice. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
teen films, teen genre, teen movies, advertising tagline, teen sex comedies, teen sex comedy, classroom films, teenage characters, teenage werewolf, final girl, slasher films, exploitation films, teenage audience Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Los Angeles, American Graffiti, American Pie, Billy Joe, Fast Times, World War, Miss Branding, Sunset Strip, The Breakfast Club, Blair Witch, Elm Street, New York Times, San Francisco, Ridgemont High, Blue Denim, Michael Myers, Pee Wee, Rebel Without, Risky Business, Sandra Dee, Say Anything, Warner Brothers, Academy Award, Dirty Dancing New!
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- American Graffiti by George Lucas on 4 pages
- Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney on page 165, page 191, and page 192
- Seduction of the Innocent by Fredric Wertham on page 31, and Back Matter
- Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis on page 191, and Back Matter
- Before Sunrise by Richard Linklater on page 190, and page 210
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