28 | TEEN MOVIES

A concise and accessible introduction to the depiction of teens on film, of the influence they have had in and on film and the different impact that they have had throughout film's history. This volume looks at the development of the teen movie, the rebellion, the romance, the sex and the horror, up to the modern-day portrayal of ever-changing youth. Films studied include Rebel Without a Cause, Rock Around the Clock, The Breakfast Club, Scream and American Pie.

September 2005
144 pages

Mark Bould is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of the West of England. He is the author of The Cinema of John Sayles: Lone Star (2008).

'A much-needed primer on the teen film: a linear, yet concise comprehensive study on one of modern American cinema’s most popular’
– Jon Lewis, Oregon State University, author of The Road to Romance and Ruin: Teen Films and Youth Culture