Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen / Edition 1

by Timothy Shary, Rob McInnes

Overview

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).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781904764496
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	12/07/2005
Series:	Short Cuts
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.87(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

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.

Table of Contents

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