The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie
Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, Revenge of the Nerds, The Karate Kid, The Breakfast Club, Dead Poets Society, and Everything in Between

Life moves pretty fast. Sage advice of a hallowed teen from the mid-1980’s, when Reaganomics’s voodoo charmed ideologies, a generation of kids were being raised at the shopping mall, and Huey told us to get back in time. Hollywood noticed these changes and, like John Bender piercing his ear in triump......more

Do you love teen movies from the 1980s like me? Then this book is for you. This book goes beyond the quintessential teen movie, though, often including movies about burgeoning adults, families, and social issues. In addition to Porky's and Adventures in Babysitting, we get the more adult Wall Street......more

Definitely a book for film fans and geeks like myself. Which contains instant nostalgia especially if you Grew up during this decade and/or remember growing up watching these movies. Some of which come with a rude awakening watching now. While others still have the magic you remember. That you still......more

A very immersive history of 80s teen movies. The author showed how the types of teen movies in the 70s directly lead to the teen movies of the early 80s. The historical happenings discussed in each chapter really helped me to gain an understanding of the public consciousness during each year. I lear......more

I really wanted to like this book. Having recently read other nonfiction books about various aspects of the entertainment industry, though, this book just doesn’t hold up. If you’re looking for an very in depth look into movies of the 80’s beyond just the usual John Hughes/Brat Paxk favorites, this......more