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Teen film
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- See also: Category:Teen films
The teen film (also called teen movie or teenpic) is a film genre in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst and alienation. Films in this genre are often set in high schools, or contain characters that are of high school age. Sexual themes are also common, as are nudity and crude forms of humour. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the genre is particularly popular with teenagers and young adults, who can better relate to the subject matter than an older audience.
The genre can trace its roots back to "beach films" of the 1950s and 60s, such as the Gidget series. The genre gained more credibility in the 1980s with the appearance of writer/director John Hughes. His legacy of teen films (which includes:The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, and Sixteen Candles) proved to be popular not only with audiences, but with critics also.
Codes and conventions of the teen film genre include: prom, alcohol, illegal substances, high school, parties and all-night raves, losing one's virginity, relationships, social groups and cliques, and American pop-culture. Teen films also include actors, such as Annette Funicello and Hayley Mills in the 60's and 70's, members of the Brat Pack in the 80's and early 90's, and Hilary Duff, Lindsay Lohan, and other teenage sensations in the later 90's and 00's, who are either preteens or teens at the time of the movies themselves.