num_pages: 144
description: Teen 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).
language: English
title: Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen
titlecomplete: Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen (Short Cuts)
genres: Film, Media Tie In, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 41
publisher: Wallflower Press