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Hollywood High : A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies by Bruce Handy (2025, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101501181173
ISBN-139781501181177
eBay Product ID (ePID)17072089304
Product Key Features
Book TitleHollywood High : a Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2025
TopicMedia Studies, Social History, Popular Culture
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorBruce Handy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2024-050593
Reviews"Filled with fascinating details . . . Hollywood High is an absolute delight." --Nell Minow, rogerebert.com, "Well-informed and wonderfully subjective . . . A thoroughly entertaining and fascinating look at some of the United States' favorite teen movies." -- Library Journal, "You don't need to be a teenager to admire this smart, funny, and altogether original take on teen movies that turns out to be a riveting cultural history. Handy convincingly elevates the genre to that of the western as a purveyor of national myths." --Peter Biskind, author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and Pandora's Box, "A wildly entertaining chronicle of the films that have portrayed and defined America teenage-dom." --Vanity Fair, "As fun as it is smart, as deeply researched as it is charming, Hollywood High' s the definitive work on a quintessentially American movie genre. Bruce Handy provides the juicy gossip and deeper resonances of every film in the canon--from the middle-class middle-American utopia of the blockbuster Andy Hardy franchise during the Great Depression and World War II to the dystopia of the blockbuster Hunger Games franchise of our present era. An illuminating pleasure." --Kurt Andersen, author of Fantasyland and Evil Geniuses, "Dishy and droll, Bruce Handy's Hollywood High is a total blast, an insightful, beautifully written investigation into the origins of the teen film, from bobby-soxers to juvenile delinquents, Plastics to vampire victims. A satisfying blend of shrewd critical analysis and Tinseltown scuttlebutt." --Emily Nussbaum, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for criticism and author of Cue the Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV, "An essential contribution . . . [Handy] writes with the lively appreciation of a fan rather than with condescension or academic pedantry, combining astute cultural analysis with fascinating trivia. [He] expertly weaves together 90 years of screen stories with their off-screen inspirations and echos." --Kyle Smith, Wall Street Journal, "A well-informed conversation starter that takes an often-maligned genre seriously . . . good, smart, occasionally naughty adolescent fun." --Kirkus Reviews, "A charming, discursive encounter with classic children's literature from the perspective of a parent . . . Mr. Handy writes with zip, sincerity, and good humor. . . For parents who are embarking on this phase of rediscovery, for those in the thick of it, and for those for whom it is a warm and recent memory, Wild Things will be a delightful excursion. . . . It is also engaging and full of genuine feeling, and I liked it very much." --Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal
Dewey Edition23/eng/20241112
Dewey Decimal791.43/65235
SynopsisFrom a longtime Vanity Fair writer and editor, a delightfully fun, intelligent, and perceptive history of teen movies, from Mean Girls to Fast Times at Ridgemont High , the John Hughes movies, the Hunger Games franchise, and more., From a longtime Vanity Fair writer and editor, a delightfully entertaining, intelligent, and illuminating history and tribute to teen movies--from Rebel Without a Cause to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and on to John Hughes, Mean Girls, The Hunger Games , and more. What influence did Francis Ford Coppola have on George Lucas's American Graffiti ? And Lucas on John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood ? How does teenage sexuality in Fast Times at Ridgemont High compare to Twilight ? Which teen movies pass the Bechdel test? Why is Mean Girls actually the last great teen film of the 20th century? In the same way that Peter Biskind's Easy Riders, Raging Bulls connects the films of the 1970s to the period's cultural upheaval, and David Hadju's Positively 4th Street tells the story of the sixties through the emergence of folk music, Bruce Handy's Hollywood High situates iconic teen movies within their times and reveals the intriguing stories, artists, and passions behind their creation. These films aren't merely beloved stories; they reflect teens' growing economic and cultural influence, societal panics, and shifting perceptions of youth in America. Much more than a nostalgia trip, Hollywood High is a lively, provocative, and affectionate cultural history, spanning nearly one hundred years. Handy, an acclaimed journalist and critic who spent two decades at Vanity Fair , examines the defining films of each generation and builds connections between them. From the Andy Hardy classics (1937-1946) to the iconic Rebel Without a Cause (1955); Beach Party series (1963-1968); American Graffiti (1973); Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982); the John Hughes touchstones Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , Pretty in Pink , and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1984-1986); Boyz N the Hood (1991); Mean Girls (2004); the Twilight saga (2008-2012); and The Hunger Games series (2012-2015); this is a captivating deep dive into the world of teen movies that captures their sweeping history and influence. We'll hear from icons James Dean, Annette Funicello, George Lucas, Amy Heckerling, John Hughes, Molly Ringwald, John Singleton, Tina Fey, and Kristen Stewart, and discover why the most timeless teen movies resonate across generations.
LC Classification NumberPN1995.9.Y6H363 2025
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