and Stifler), Shy (Rat, Finch and Jim) and sexually experienced (Linda, Stacy, Stifler, Nadia, Vicky, Kevin and Jessica). By looking at the characters in both films we see the overlap of the types of students that are typical in high school. It does not matter if it is a high school in California or
High School Confidential: Secrets of an Undercover Student written by Jeremy Iversen entails the true story of a college graduate still hesitant of his future. Jeremy returns to a place where many dream of returning, nonetheless very few get to even consider the possibility. He returns to high-school. This book exposes the true experiences that he accounted, combining and minimizing true people and events. A graduate from Stanford, he had done everything expected for him to do, he went through boarding
guitar driven rock band. The bands most notable and popular album was in 1985 called “Dead man’s party”. Not only was it well received by their fans but also became their biggest commercial hit. Having songs off the album being used in “Fast times at Ridgemont High”, and the title song for the John Holms classic film “weird science”. In 1995 the band played a farewell concert on Halloween in L.A. He was asked in 2007 on a phone in interview if he would consider doing an Oingo Boingo reunion, he
Movies like this have been around for a while, but never one so frank and vulgar. Not every movie shows a guy chug back on semen filled beer, which they refer to as the “Pale Ale.” In the eighties movies such as “License to Drive,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” and “The Breakfast Club” all spoke of sex and joked of sex but not in the manner that “American Pie” does. When teen sex comedies were made in the eighties they could not be as vulgar for several reasons. One reason is that society would
Quentin Tarantino is an acquired taste – or at least his films tend to be. They’re typically violent in nature, though often brilliantly casted (and acted) – and rarely come without controversial moments. Naturally, controversy typically creates waves of interest, and even since the release of Reservoir Dogs, followed by Pulp Fiction, Tarantino has been one of the most talked among directors in Hollywood – due in large part to his brash, gratuitous storytelling. And, after witnessing The Hateful
two-dimensional character identified by an abundance of material possessions and surface features that are highly prized by herself and her peers. Some of the basic, essential signifiers of the valley girl can be extracted from examination of valley girls over time who have manipulated the following: 1) POPULARITY: which is often directly linked to the valley girl also being a cheerleader (often team captain, of course) and/or prom queen. Although, sometimes basic popularity is pure and simple enough.
digital media and film have become much more accessible forms of entertainment and education. According to the official statistics, an hour of video content is uploaded to YouTube every second (YouTube), creating an animate archive of this moment in time. Film both in a theater, and online, are among the most popular forms of entertainment in modern day America. So when we realize that the majority of these films are directed by men—even those targeted towards a primarily female audience—one has
different. It is thus interesting to explore youth-oriented films and how films across time, namely Lolita (1962), Marathon Man (1976), Rain Man (1988), Kids (1995), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), have depicted youth culture, specifically the theme of “Coming-Of-Age.” Coming-of-age is a process of maturation, realization, and transition. It has been approached in a number of ways throughout film history. At times, such approaches render similar as youth, no matter the decade, face the same developmental