Hollywood High

A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies

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<b><b>From a longtime <i>Vanity Fair</i> writer and editor, a delightfully entertaining, intelligent, and illuminating history and tribute to teen movies—from <i>Rebel Without a Cause</i> to <i>Fast Times at Ridgemont High, </i>and on to John Hughes, <i>Mean Girls,</i> <i>The Hunger Games</i>, and more.</b></b><br><br>What influence did Francis Ford Coppola have on George Lucas’s <i>American Graffiti</i>? And Lucas on John Singleton’s <i>Boyz n the Hood</i>? How does teenage sexuality in <i>Fast Times at Ridgemont High </i>compare to <i>Twilight</i>? Which teen movies pass the Bechdel test? Why is <i>Mean Girls</i> actually the last great teen film of the 20th century?<br> <br>In the same way that Peter Biskind’s <i>Easy Riders, Raging Bulls </i>connects the films of the 1970s to the period’s cultural upheaval, and David Hadju’s <i>Positively 4th Street</i> tells the story of the sixties through the emergence of folk music, Bruce Handy’s <i>Hollywood High </i>situates iconic teen movies within their times and reveals the intriguing stories, artists, and passions behind their creation. These films aren’t merely beloved stories; they reflect teens’ growing economic and cultural influence, societal panics, and shifting perceptions of youth in America.<br> <br>Much more than a nostalgia trip, <i>Hollywood High</i> is a lively, provocative, and affectionate cultural history, spanning nearly one hundred years. Handy, an acclaimed journalist and critic who spent two decades at <i>Vanity Fair</i>, examines the defining films of each generation and builds connections between them. From the Andy Hardy classics (1937–1946) to the iconic <i>Rebel Without a Cause</i> (1955); Beach Party series (1963–1968); <i>American Graffiti</i> (1973); <i>Fast Times at Ridgemont High</i> (1982); the John Hughes touchstones <i>Sixteen Candles</i>, <i>The Breakfast Club</i>, <i>Pretty in Pink</i>, and <i>Ferris Bueller’s Day Off </i>(1984–1986); <i>Boyz N the Hood</i> (1991); <i>Mean Girls</i>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781501181177

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

236 x 158 x 36 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster