King Lear

Cordelia

chapter - Australian Movies and the American Dream : Lost In America 1984 - 1986 . 00-00-1987. pp.143-1500

Glen Lewis

In this chapter, Lewis discusses the state of the Australian Box Office which he notes, is dominated by American comedy, teenage and sci-fi films. He spend...[full record]

newspaper - Film: John Hughes 'Pretty in Pink" New York Times. 28-02-1986. p.55

Janet Maslin

Maslin praises Hughes' un-canny ability to depict and relate to teenage behaviour. She finds Hughes style to emanate a MTV aesthetic and notes his heavy reli...[full record]

newspaper - Growing Up Is Hard To Do San Fransisco Chronicle. 28-02-1986. p.n.p.

Peter Stack

A basic review of "Pretty In Pink." Stack found the film typically exploiting Hollywood themes and 'Teenpic' practices. He was impressed by it's lack of 'cr...[full record]

chapter - Pretty In Pink: The Golden Age of Teenage Movies : When You Grow Up, Your Heart Dies: The John Hughes Movies . 00-00-1997. pp.53-89

Jonathan Bernstein

In this chapter, as the title suggests, Bernstien is widely concerned with Director and Writer John Hughes contribution to the 80's teenpic genre. He asserts...[full record]

chapter - Pretty In Pink:The Golden Age of Teenage Movies : Introduction: Loners, Stoners, Princesses, Cheerleaders, Geeks, Jocks and Dweebs . 00-00-1997. pp.2-6.

Jonathan Bernstein

In this introductory section of the book, Bernstein introduces the 'teenpic' genre in terms of its character development (or lack thereof), re-occuring locat...[full record]

newspaper - Teens In Search of a Little Respect The Australian. 06-05-1986. p.27

John Baxter

Baxter aligns images within 'American teenpics' against a superficial jungle motif.He identifies common themes and settings arguing that few films within th...[full record]