Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the lives of teenagers and young adults, such as coming of age, first love, rebellion, conflict with parents, teen angst, and alienation and other topics / issues in the personal and professional lives of teenagers and young adults. Some of these films are targeted at adults as well as teenagers. Teen films have been a trope of the cinema industry that grew in popularity in the 1950s.[1][2] At this time, the film industry saw a greater market for teens with more disposable income and therefore more money to spend on leisure activities, largely going to films. Because of the boom in teen viewers, drive-in movie theaters were also very popular.[2] However, teen films have been produced since the dawn of the 20th century. Recently, online streaming services such as Netflix have created a resurgence in the "tween" and teenage-oriented film.[3]
^Richards, Olly (November 13, 2007). "Reitman Producing Jennifer's Body". Empire. Jennifer's Body is something of a leap from Juno, being, as it is, a comedy-horror that mixes teen movie with demonic possession cannibalism.
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^Burr, Ty (December 29, 1995). "The Year That Was 1995". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2020. Jane Austen was retooled, minus the sting, into the pastel teen comedy Clueless.
^Ulmer, John (July 23, 2004). "A teen comedy for adults". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 23, 2011. "The Girl Next Door" is better than that -- an honest and touching teen comedy that cares for its characters and studies them carefully.[dead link]
^Russon, Scott (2004). "Empire's The Girl Next Door Movie Review". Empire. Retrieved May 23, 2011. It has managed, admirably, to strike a balance between the wholesome "school nerd blossoms" fairy tale and the gross-out comedy that is now a teen movie standard.
^Westbrook, Caroline (2004). "Empire's Mean Girls Movie Review". Empire. This teen comedy proves there's still mileage to be had out of a familiar formula - thanks to a sharp script and winning performances.
^Vice, Jeff (July 28, 2006). "John Tucker Must Die". Deseret News. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. his idiotic teen comedy settles for being silly and cutesy when just a little bit of snarkiness (a la "Mean Girls") could have saved it.
^Gray, Brandon (August 20, 2007). "'Superbad' Scores". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 23, 2011. Sony's $20 million teen comedy was promoted as being from the makers of Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin
^Pandya, Gitesh (August 19, 2007). "Box Office Guru Wrapup: Superbad Opens Big at #1". Rotten Tomatoes. The studio pushed the teen comedy for months with a well-executed marketing campaign which included a popular uncensored trailer and touring the main actors around the country for promotional events.
^Honeycut, Kirk (March 12, 2009). "Film Review: Miss March". The Hollywood Reporter. The teen comedy, which most teens can't see anyway unless accompanied by an immature adult, is built around the opposite reactions of two pubescent boys to a Playboy centerfold.
^"Wild Cherry Summary". StarPulse.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011. [...]she enlists her friends to plan the ultimate revenge in this teen comedy[...]