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This book examines American Pie (1999), a film that exemplifies that most disparaged of movie genres - vulgar teen comedy. Taking American Pie as its focus, Bill Osgerby explores the nature and appeal of gloriously 'grossed out' teen humour. The book considers the relationship between American Pie's success and broad shifts within both the youth market and the film business; it analyses the movie's representations of youth, gender and sexuality; and it explores the distinctive character of the film's comedy and the enduring place of such humour in contemporary popular...

Post-war America was an exciting time. It was an age characterized by backyard barbecues and beach parties, mai-tai cocktails and Ford Mustangs, high school hops, Hawaiian shirts and Hugh Hefner's Playboy empire. This book charts middle-class America's move towards an ethos of conspicuous consumption and sexual license during the fifties and sixties.

Focusing on two of the period'smost visible icons--the swinging bachelor and the vibrant teenager--this book looks at the interconnected changes that took place for American youth culture and masculinity as consumption and leisure...

Post-war America was an exciting time. It was an age characterized by backyard barbecues and beach parties, mai-tai cocktails and Ford Mustangs, high school hops, Hawaiian shirts and Hugh Hefner's Playboy empire. This book charts middle-class America's move towards an ethos of conspicuous consumption and sexual license during the fifties and sixties.

Focusing on two of the period'smost visible icons--the swinging bachelor and the vibrant teenager--this book looks at the interconnected changes that took place for American youth culture and masculinity as consumption and leisure...