Stranded at the Drive-In: The 100 Best Teen Movies
Everyone undergoes some kind of teenage trauma, and a fundamental way of coping, or rite of passage, is the teen movie. Yet until now there has been no book that explores this successful movie sub-genre with any depth. Step forward Garry Mulholland, who, taking his cue from his previous, hugely acclaimed pop culture list books (This is Uncool and Fear of Music) , seeks to create a pantheon of the very finest teen movies, or in Garry Mulholland’s words: ‘I’ll be doing what film critics have been loathe to do since the 1950s, and taking the entire subculture of teen movies seriously, making a constant and compelling argument that Grease and A Nightmare on Elm Street tell us a great deal more about modern life and human nature than Citizen Kane and The Godfather.’ From Kes to Fame, Badlands to the Breakfast Club, and National Lampoon’s Animal House to Twilight, Garry Mulholland re-evaluates a much maligned genre, and brings it all back again: the good, the bad and the traumatic.
Some reviews:
March 17th, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Hi Gary,
I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed this book as I did Popcorn.Many of the films I would have put in & expected were there & I enjoyed what you write(even if of course I dont always agree). I was pleasantly suprised at many of the entries such as A Boy & his dog – Great film! Many of my choices were in the end section which amused me too.Harking back to Popcorn you mentioned you couldnt find The Decline of Western Civilisation.If you havent had chance, just to let you know I found it on You tube.Look forward to the next book.
Best Wishes
Cam