Teen Comedies
Transcript of Teen Comedies
• 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