• Teen films is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults.

• Plots based upon the lives off all teenagers so the target audience can relate

• interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst, and alienation.

• These subjects are presented in a glossy, stereotyped or trivialized way. Based around humour to take seriousness away.

• Some teen films appeal to young males while others appeal to young females.

The Brat PackThe Brat Pack is a nickname given

to a group of young actors who frequently appeared together in

teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s. First

mentioned in a 1985 New York magazine article, it is now

usually described as the cast members of two specific films

released in 1985 – The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire –

although sometimes other actors are included. The "core"

members are Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore,

Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy

Charactersmost widely used conventions are the stereotypes and social groups. The wide range stereotypes most commonly used

include:• The Jock/Cheerleader

• The Princess• The Geek/Nerd• The Rebel

• The Misfit, or The Outcast• The Average Girl/Boy (the boy/girl next

door)• The New Girl/Boy

• The Loner• The Band Geek

Apart from the characters there are many other codes and conventions of teen film. These films are often set in or around high schools as this allows for many different

social cliques to be shown. This is different in hybrid teen films, but for the classic

romantic comedy teen film this is almost always the case.

Project X• project x http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=Td4ymIhDPUU

Mean girls

Can’t hardly wait

SuperBad

The Breakfast club