Teenagers And Teenpics
Juvenilization Of American Movies
Seiten
2001
Temple University Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-56639-945-6 (ISBN)
Temple University Press,U.S. (Verlag)
978-1-56639-945-6 (ISBN)
Tells the story of two developments in the 1950s: the decline of classical Hollywood cinema and the emergence of the American teenager. This book interprets teenpic film types such as clean teenpics. It examines films in light of their impact on the motion picture industry and in terms of their role in validating the teenage subculture.
"Teenagers and Teenpics" tells the story of two signature developments in the 1950s: the decline of the classical Hollywood cinema and the emergence of that strange new creature, the American teenager. Hollywood's discovery of the teenage moviegoer initiated a progressive 'juvenilization' of film content that is today the operative reality of the American motion picture industry. The juvenilization of the American movies is best revealed in the development of the 1950s 'teenpic', a picture targeted at teenagers even to the exclusion of their elders. In a wry and readable style, Doherty defines and interprets the various teenpic film types: rock 'n' roll pictures, j.d. films, horror and sci-fi weirdies, and clean teenpics. Individual films are examined both in light of their impact on the motion picture industry and in terms of their important role in validating the emerging teenage subculture. Also included in this edition is an expanded treatment of teenpics since the 1950s, especially the teenpics produced during the age of AIDS. Author note: Thomas Doherty is Associate Professor of American Studies and Chair of the Film Studies Program at Brandeis University.
He is the author of two previous books, including "Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934", which was a "New York Times" 'Notable Book' for 1999.
"Teenagers and Teenpics" tells the story of two signature developments in the 1950s: the decline of the classical Hollywood cinema and the emergence of that strange new creature, the American teenager. Hollywood's discovery of the teenage moviegoer initiated a progressive 'juvenilization' of film content that is today the operative reality of the American motion picture industry. The juvenilization of the American movies is best revealed in the development of the 1950s 'teenpic', a picture targeted at teenagers even to the exclusion of their elders. In a wry and readable style, Doherty defines and interprets the various teenpic film types: rock 'n' roll pictures, j.d. films, horror and sci-fi weirdies, and clean teenpics. Individual films are examined both in light of their impact on the motion picture industry and in terms of their important role in validating the emerging teenage subculture. Also included in this edition is an expanded treatment of teenpics since the 1950s, especially the teenpics produced during the age of AIDS. Author note: Thomas Doherty is Associate Professor of American Studies and Chair of the Film Studies Program at Brandeis University.
He is the author of two previous books, including "Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934", which was a "New York Times" 'Notable Book' for 1999.
Thomas Doherty is Associate Professor of American Studies and Chair of the Film Studies Program at Brandeis University. He is the author of two previous books, including Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934, which was a New York Times Notable Book for 1999.
Acknowledgments 1. American Movies as a Less-than-Mass Medium 2. A Commercial History 3. The Teenage Marketplace 4. Rock 'n' Roll Teenpics 5. Dangerous Youth 6. The Horror Teenpics 7. The Clean Teenpics 8. Generation after Generation of Teenpics Notes Selected Filmography Index to Film Titles General Index
Verlagsort | Philadelphia PA |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
ISBN-10 | 1-56639-945-9 / 1566399459 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-56639-945-6 / 9781566399456 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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