The Breakfast Club: John Hughes, Hollywood, and the Golden Age of the Teen Film

ISBN-13: 9780367788070 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 116 str.

Elissa Nelson

Opis

This book analyses how multiple factors coalesced to solidify the status of The Breakfast Club as one of the most emblematic films of the 1980s and one of the most definitive teen films of the genre.

Spis treści

Introduction: The Breakfast Club and the Golden Age of the Teen Film

Chapter 1: The Right Place at the Right Time: How the Market Was Primed for the Production of The Breakfast Club

Chapter 2: Rules of the Genre: Creating Iconic Characters while Breaking Down Stereotypes

Chapter 3: Teen Problems in the 1980s, and Generation X and Baby Boomers Just Don’t Get Along

Chapter 4: The Synergistic Effects of the Marketing and the Music

Chapter 5: The Lasting Legacy: Historical Reception, Contemporary Impact, and Hughes as Auteur

O autorze

Elissa H. Nelson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences at Bronx Community College, CUNY. She has published work on 1980s Hollywood, digital distribution, and teen films. Her current research focuses on media industries, genre, soundtracks, and representations of youth.