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<i>Teen Movies: American Youth on Screen</i> 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 <i>Rebel Without a Cause</i> (1955), <i>Splendor in the Grass</i> (1961), <i>Carrie</i> (1976), <i>The Breakfast Club</i> (1985), and <i>American Pie</i> (1999).