American Pie: The Anatomy of Vulgar Teen Comedy

ISBN-13: 9781032087832 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 120 str.

Bill Osgerby

Opis

American Pie represents the most commercially successful example of the vulgar teen comedy, and this book analyses the film's development, audience-appeal and cultural significance.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Serving Up American Pie: Youth, Cinema and Vulgar Teen Comedy

Chapter 2: A Recipe for Success: The Rise of American Pie

Chapter 3: Getting a Gross from Gross-Out: Hollywood, the Youth Market and American Pie.

Chapter 4: 'Like Warm Apple Pie …': Gross-Out Humour and the Vulgar Teen Comedy

Chapter 5: 'High School Was Awesome': Constructions of Youth in American Pie

Chapter 6: Vulgar Teen Comedy: The Last Crumbs

O autorze

Bill Osgerby is Emeritus Professor of Media, Culture and Communication at London Metropolitan University. He has published widely on twentieth-century British and American cultural history. His books include Youth in Britain Since 1945 and Youth Media.