Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen is a detailed look at the depiction of teens on film and its impact throughout film's history. Timothy Shary looks at the development of the teen movie - the rebellion, the romance, the sex and the horror - up to contemporary portrayals of ever-changing youth. Films studied include
Rebel Without a Cause (1955),
Splendor in the Grass (1961),
Carrie (1976),
The Breakfast Club (1985), and
American Pie (1999).