num_pages: 304
description: • Entertaining yet insightful analysis of more than 100 films for and about teenagers—illustrated with photos of iconic moments• Filmography of teen moviesFrom Mickey and Judy putting on a show, to James Dean rebelling without a cause, to Molly Ringwald crying on her sixteenth birthday, teen movies have reflected the social, political, and cultural climate of their times for more than fifty years. The book begins with a look at the image of teenagers in pre-1950s Hollywood cinema. Among the topics discussed are exploitation films of the 1930s, such as Reefer Madness and Cocaine Fiends , the roles assigned to teen performers such as Elizabeth Taylor and Natalie Wood, and the “criminals-in-training” films of the 1940s, such as the serials featuring the East Side Kids and The Bowery Boys.
language: English
title: Rebels and Chicks: A History of the Hollywood Teen Movie
titlecomplete: Rebels and Chicks: A History of the Hollywood Teen Movie
genres: Nonfiction, History, Film
ratings_count: 35
publisher: Back Stage Books