For three straight years last century, the diminutive actor was Hollywood’s undisputed box-office champion, and the unlikeliest of role models/sex symbols for America’s adolescents, thanks to his role ...
Bruce Handy’s history of teen movies ranges from Andy Hardy and James Dean to “Beach Blanket Bingo,” John Hughes, John Singleton and Katniss Everdeen. By Lisa Schwarzbaum Lisa Schwarzbaum is a former ...
Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies may itself seem like yet another exercise in 80’s nostalgia, and author Bruce Handy indulges his probable Generation X readership ...