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The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie
By King, James
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- 9781635765847 9781635765830
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- Diversion
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Reviewed on April 1, 2019 | Reeling in the Years
The teen movies explosion of the 1980s was the result of a confluence of factors, writes film critic King, among them a "relaxed moral code" that allowed filmmakers to explore grittier young adult tales, and plenty of young, soon-to-be-famous actors to star in them. The boom actually began with 1978's "triple teen whammy" of Saturday Night Fever, Grease, and Animal House, all box office h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
