Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Sep 30, 2009

0h 52m

★ 6.0

Overview

Teen movies have had a great impact on the movie industry - especially in the 80s. This documentary takes a closer look at the genre's origins and the impact it has made up till today.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Zadig Productions

ARTE France Cinéma

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Narrator

Thibault de Montalembert

Self

Paul Feig

Self

Judd Nelson

Self

Mark L. Lester

Self

Seth Rogen

Self

Joel Gallen

Self

John Landis

Self

Kit Karzen

Self

Joseph Guidetti

Self

Stephen Tropiano

Self

John Truby

Self

Willard Huyck

In Vancouver, British Columbia, two teenagers attempt to create a feature length documentary about their lives. The main character James (played by himself) becomes obsessed with the project and is pushed into a more introverted, lonely existence. His best friend Quinn (played by himself) sets out to help him, but is met with the real answer as to why James is keeping himself inside: the rejection of what he thinks is the love of his life. The two of them go their separate ways, with James going deeper into a depression he’s not sure he can escape from.

0.0

Baggages

Dec 8, 2017

This documentary focuses on immigrant teens between the ages of 12 and 17 who share the story of their migration and their adaption to life in Canada through theatre. Young but wise, these children describe their experiences with emotion and authenticity.

7.5

Streetwise

Dec 7, 1984

This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.

6.6

E. T., an Emotional Blockbuster

Dec 9, 2022

E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg's endearing movie released in 1982, achieved the triple feat of bringing to life one of the most iconic characters in pop culture, revolutionizing science fiction cinema and establishing itself as one of the highest-grossing family movies in the history of cinema, capable of making the whole world laugh and cry.

9.0

To get lost on purpose

Mar 25, 2019

Three friends use their last summer as teenagers to rediscover Bulgaria like they have never seen it before by going on a big road trip and getting lost on purpose.

0.0

Casual Ties: Casualties

Jan 1, 1972

The experiences of a young girl help to focus attention on some psycho-social aspects of the venereal disease problem. Written and directed by Rolf Forsberg (maker of Parable, Stalked, Ark, One Friday).

6.3

American Teen

Jul 25, 2008

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

No Image Available

0.0

Teen Exorcists

Sep 12, 2013

They are young, all-American girls who enjoy horse riding, karate and Sherlock Holmes. But there's more to Brynne, Tess and Savannah than wholesome pursuits - they're exorcists. The girls believe much of the world's population is possessed by evil spirits which are causing addiction, depression and suffering. In a fight against the devil's army, they have been touring America performing public exorcisms on their believers. Now they are taking the fight to a city they think of as one of the most spiritually corrupt in the world - London. But what will Brits make of these evangelical American exorcists?

0.0

You're the Judge

Jul 7, 1965

High-schoolers Sally and Faith scheme to get the attention of classmates Bill and Frank by challenging them to a bake-off for a party. When the boys fail miserably to measure up, the girls give the them credit for their own excellent wares to cement a date. Sponsored by Crisco, which is featured prominently.

6.6

Young Solitude

Nov 14, 2018

Claire Simon portrays an important time for any individual, from 16 to 18 years of age. Set in the Paris suburbs in high school (for those lucky enough to go), teenagers chat after and even during class, sitting in the hallway or outside on a bench, looking at the city below them.

7.3

School Town King

Dec 17, 2020

It follows two teenage rappers in Bangkok who use their musical talent to navigate their difficult circumstances.

4.2

LSD: Insight or Insanity?

Dec 31, 1967

Documentary about the potentially dangerous and unpredictable drug LSD. Various experts discuss how LSD is made and the hazards involved in using it while avid users explain why they enjoy taking it.

No Image Available

0.0

The Commons

Apr 5, 2022

A group of teenagers go out to a den in the woods for a night of drinking, unaware that their behaviour touches on issues of ritual, folklore, mysticism and UFOs.

0.0

Trio

Apr 17, 2020

Beyond the scheduled programme of a school trip, three teenagers find ways to pass the time. Between tenderness, boredom and rejection they all try to find their own place in the group.

5.8

Second Generation

Jun 29, 1983

A teenager arrives from Germany to his grandparents in Novi Sad. He can't adjust to Yugoslavian schools, system or slow way of life, so he asks his folks to go back, but his parents insist on him staying. What now?

No Image Available

8.0

Welcome to F.L.

Jan 22, 2016

A documentary portrait of high-school students in the Quebec city of Sorel-Tracy.

6.2

Teenage

Apr 20, 2013

Teenagers did not exist before the 20th century. Not until the early 1950s did the term gain widespread recognition, but "Teenage" offers compelling evidence that teenagers had a tumultuous effect on the previous half-decade.

5.9

All This Panic

Mar 31, 2017

Shot over a three-year period with unparalleled intimacy and access, ALL THIS PANIC is a feature length documentary that takes an intimate look at the interior lives of a group of teenage girls as they come of age in Brooklyn. A potent mix of vivid portraiture and vérité, we follow the girls as they navigate the ephemeral and fleeting transition between childhood and adulthood.