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Download or read book Teen Movies written by Rob McInnes and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005-12-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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).