Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers , preteens and/or young adults by the plot being based on their special interests, such as coming of age , attempting to fit in, bullying , peer pressure , first love, teen rebellion, conflict with parents, and teen angst or alienation. Often these normally serious subject matters are presented in a glossy, stereotyped or trivialized way. Many teenage characters are portrayed by young adult actors in their 20s . Some teen films appeal to young males, while others appeal to young females.
30-570: Not Another Teen Movie is a 2001 American teen parody film directed by Joel Gallen and written by Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman, and Buddy Johnson. It features Chyler Leigh , Chris Evans , Jaime Pressly , Eric Christian Olsen , Eric Jungmann , Mia Kirshner , Deon Richmond , Cody McMains , Sam Huntington , Samm Levine , Cerina Vincent , Ron Lester , Randy Quaid , Lacey Chabert , Riley Smith and Samaire Armstrong . Released on December 14, 2001 by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label,
60-500: A love letter . As the prom draws near, Jake becomes known for failing to lead the football team to victory at last year's state championship game. Austin then tricks Jake into telling Janey about his bet to spite Priscilla, pretending to whisper the secret bet in Janey's ear, causing her to leave upset. On prom night, Austin and Janey go together; a jealous Jake and Catherine have a dance-off with Austin and Janey, with Catherine dancing in
90-516: A handjob on their customer. This is sometimes known by the euphemism "happy ending". An investigation by Time Out New York in January 2011 found many New York City massage parlors advertising "sensual massage" and providing handjobs. The parlors charged from $ 60 to $ 160, with an extra tip for the sex workers (usually $ 40) for a massage and manual "happy ending". Most of the massage parlors reviewed were "rub and tug joints" where handjobs were
120-445: A handjob so as not to engage in penetrative sexual activity . Besides avoiding the risks associated with sexual penetration, such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or pregnancy from penile-vaginal sex , some people engage in non-penetrative sex to preserve virginity . The main aspect of a handjob is manual stimulation of the penis by stroking with the hand, rubbing with the fingers, or some combination. One common technique
150-434: A sexual manner. Janey runs off crying. Meanwhile, Mitch and his friends are having a lousy time until Amanda arrives and Mitch gives her the letter (to which she responds she does not have sex with every loser who does such, but gives them handjobs ), Bruce hooks up with foreign exchange student Areola , and Ox hooks up with Catherine. Jake is awarded prom king, and the votes for prom queen are tied. Everyone thinks that it
180-466: Is sexually attracted to him ; Janey's unnoticed admirer and best friend, Ricky Lipman; and memories from his past football career. Catherine assists him by "drastically" altering Janey's appearance (removing her glasses and ponytail), instantly making her drop-dead gorgeous. Meanwhile, Janey's younger brother, Mitch, and his friends Ox and Bruce, make a pact to lose their virginity by graduation. Mitch tries to impress his longtime crush, Amanda Becker, with
210-408: Is a manual sex act involving a person stimulating the penis or scrotum of another by using the hand . This is done to induce an erection for sexual pleasure, sexual arousal and may result in orgasm and ejaculation . A handjob can be performed as either foreplay or as non-penetrative sex . It is analogous to fingering (manual stimulation of the vulva or vagina ). Someone may give
240-621: Is between Janey and Priscilla, but they are shocked when conjoined twins Kara and Sara Fratelli win prom queen. During the prom king and queen dance, Janey supposedly left with Austin to go to a hotel. Jake goes to the hotel room where he finds Austin having sex with a girl but is shocked to find that it is Priscilla and not Janey, while Les videotapes them with his pants down. Austin tells Jake that Janey "ran home to her daddy." Jake punches Austin and Priscilla, knocking them unconscious for humiliating Janey. He then punches Les for "being really weird"; afterwards, he runs to Janey's, only to be told she
270-485: Is just another formulaic teen movie. Teen film Films in this genre are often set in high schools and colleges , or contain characters who are of high school or college age. Teen film genres include Additional types of teen films can be divided again into sub-categories. These can be found at list of teen films . Early examples of the genre in the United States include the " beach party films " of
300-583: Is on her way to art school in Paris. Jake confronts her before she boards the plane, but uses a plethora of clichéd lines from other films (such as She's All That , Cruel Intentions , American Pie , The Breakfast Club , American Beauty , 10 Things I Hate About You , Can't Hardly Wait , and Pretty in Pink ) to convince her to not go. His final (and only original) speech suggests they would be better off separated, but Janey mistakenly believes he
330-491: Is quoting The Karate Kid , and she decides to stay with him. In a mid-credits scene , Janey's father Mr. Briggs drunkenly assaults himself with pies in his kitchen. In a post-credits scene , a previously seen albino folk singer, an afroed student with a guitar, reveals that she has become blind and calls out for assistance upon completing her song, while an audience member calls for another to assist in stealing her guitar. Many stars of teen films, as well as those from
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#1732779563627360-433: Is to move the hand (or both hands) up and down on the shaft , glans , and frenulum . The movements and speed of the action may vary. Personal lubricants are often used. Others may also use their hands and fingers to stimulate the scrotum by rubbing, stroking, pulling, or even manipulating the testicles . In some massage parlors , a masseuse , whether as part of the massage itself or directly after it, may perform
390-528: The Los Angeles Times called it "a 90-minute exercise in redefining the word 'gratuitous ' " and suggested it is most likely to appeal to fourteen-year-olds – "who of course [are] not supposed to be seeing this R-rated movie". Dennis Harvey of Variety criticized the film for its "overall tendency to mistake mere bad taste for outrageousness, and plain referentiality for satire" but praised Evans, Pressly, and Olsen for giving performances better than
420-797: The Brat Pack in the 1980s and early 1990s; and Sarah Michelle Gellar , Jonathan Brandis , Tatyana Ali , Neve Campbell , Chris Evans , Rose McGowan , Jennifer Love Hewitt , Heath Ledger , Britney Spears , Brandy Norwood , Kirsten Dunst , Shannon Elizabeth , Breckin Meyer , Seth Green , Tobey Maguire , Alicia Silverstone , Gina Ravera , Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen , Frankie Muniz , Hilary Duff , Lindsay Lohan , Rachael Leigh Cook , Drew Barrymore , Freddie Prinze Jr. , Drake Bell , Josh Peck , Amanda Bynes , Leonardo DiCaprio , Matthew Lillard , Gabrielle Union , David Arquette , Jamie Kennedy , Paul Rudd , Blake Lively and Hayden Panettiere in
450-505: The 1950s and 1960s, such as the Gidget series. Codes and conventions of teen films vary depending on the cultural context of the film, but they can include puberty , proms , alcohol , illegal substances, high school , parties, virginity , teen pregnancy , social groups and cliques , interpersonal conflict with peers and/or the older generations, fitting in, peer pressure , and popular culture . The classic codes and conventions of
480-402: The 1980s, make credited and uncredited appearances. These include: The film's score is composed by Theodore Shapiro and consists largely of contemporary covers of 1980s pop and new wave hits. The musical number, "Prom Tonight", written by Ben Folds , Michael G. Bender, Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, is a parody of Grease . The song was never released commercially. A soundtrack
510-632: The 1990s. His films, particularly the Teen Apocalypse Trilogy (consisting of Totally Fucked Up , The Doom Generation , and Nowhere ), are notable for capturing the disaffected attitudes of suburban teenagers of Generation X . Éric Rohmer , a pioneering director of the French New Wave , was notable for focusing on young adults or youth and their complications with love in a number of his films. Some of these works are La Collectionneuse , Claire's Knee , Pauline at
540-459: The Beach , My Girlfriend's Boyfriend , and A Summer's Tale . Popular actors in teen films have included Annette Funicello , Hayley Mills , and Sal Mineo in the 1960s and 1970s; Molly Ringwald , Anthony Michael Hall , Brendan Fraser , Luke Perry , Johnny Depp , Christina Applegate , Winona Ryder , John Cusack , Michael J. Fox , Robert Downey Jr. , Matthew Broderick and members of
570-636: The Richer , " Let's Go " by the Cars , "Pacific Coast Party" by Smash Mouth , "Let's Begin (Shoot the Shit)" by Bad Ronald , " True " and "King of Yesterday" by Jude , "900 Number" by The 45 King , " My Hero " by Foo Fighters , " I Want Candy ", " Put Your Head on My Shoulder " and " Footloose " by Good Charlotte , " Space Age Love Song " by No Motiv , and " If You Were Here " by Thompson Twins . Not Another Teen Movie opened theatrically on December 14, 2001. It
600-403: The classic romantic comedy teen film. A good example of the use of archetypes in the teen film was displayed in the 1985 film, The Breakfast Club . These archetypes have since become a larger part of the culture. The jock, cheerleader , and social outcast , among others, become a familiar and pleasurable feature for the audience. However, genres are dynamic; they change and develop to meet
630-673: The expectations of their target audience. Herman Raucher , along with Robert Mulligan, popularized the genre with Summer of '42 (1971), and Raucher continued the trend by writing Class of '44 (1973). George Lucas has been credited for perfecting the genre by writing and directing American Graffiti (1973). The genre gained more credibility during the 1980s with the works of writer and director John Hughes . His legacy of teen films, including The Breakfast Club , Ferris Bueller's Day Off , Sixteen Candles , and many more, proved to be popular not only with audiences but also with critics. Gregg Araki filmed independent films in
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#1732779563627660-484: The film an approval rating of 31% based on 100 reviews, with an average rating of 4/10. The site's critics consensus states: " NATM has some funny moments, but the movie requires the audience to have familiarity with the movies being spoofed and a tolerance for toilet and sexual humor to be truly effective." Metacritic gave the film a weighted average score of 32 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave
690-575: The film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two stars out of a possible four, and admitted to laughing a few times but not as much as he did for American Pie or Scary Movie . Ebert also criticized the scatological humor. He urged audiences to not waste their time on the film, when in the month of December 2001 there were "21 other promising films" to choose from. Robin Rauzi of
720-741: The film is a parody of teen films . While the general plot is based on She's All That , as well as Varsity Blues , 10 Things I Hate About You , Can't Hardly Wait and Pretty in Pink , the film is also filled with allusions to teenage and college-age films from the 1980s and 1990s, such as Bring It On , American Pie , Cruel Intentions , American Beauty , Never Been Kissed , Ferris Bueller's Day Off , Can't Buy Me Love , Jawbreaker , Sixteen Candles , Dazed and Confused , Lucas , Rudy , The Breakfast Club , Risky Business , Grease , and Road Trip , while Paul Gleason reprises his role as Vice Principal Vernon from John Hughes ' The Breakfast Club (1985). In
750-474: The material. He noted that the film follows the model of Scary Movie but lacked the comic finesse of Anna Faris . Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle called the film "a crass act" and pointed out the futility of trying to parody films that are already absurd. LaSalle complained that the film too closely copies She's All That , calling it "pathetic" that Not Another Teen Movie
780-944: The mid-to-late-1990s and throughout the 2000s. Many of these actors were either pre-teens or teens themselves when the movies were made. Notable teen genre actors in the 2010s and 2020s include Maya Hawke , Leah Lewis , Leighton Meester , Zendaya , Noah Centineo , Timothée Chalamet , Zac Efron , Lucy Hale , Lucas Hedges , Tom Holland , Anna Kendrick , Katherine Langford , Keiynan Lonsdale , Ezra Miller , Evan Peters , Nick Robinson , Cole Sprouse , Amandla Stenberg , Emma Stone , Ashley Tisdale , Emma Watson , Charlie Heaton , Justice Smith , Shameik Moore , Hailee Steinfeld , Odeya Rush , Madison Iseman , Dylan Minnette , Storm Reid , Asher Angel , Jack Dylan Grazer , Charlie Plummer , Vanessa Hudgens , Sophia Lillis , Angourie Rice , Olivia Rodrigo , Finn Wolfhard , Lana Condor , Ramona Young , Liza Koshy and Mckenna Grace . Handjob A handjob (also spelled hand job )
810-662: The stereotypical high school community of John Hughes High in Southern California , Priscilla, head cheerleader , separates from her football star/ slacker boyfriend, Jake Wyler. Discovering she is now dating timid and weird Les to spite him, one of Jake's friends, Austin, makes a bet with him to turn nerdy Janey Briggs into the prom queen . Janey is not insecure enough to feel any need to change herself, nor does she feel anything for him at first, but that does not stop him from trying. As Jake attempts to court Janey, he faces adversity from his own sister, Catherine, who
840-491: The teen film come from American films. One of the most widely used conventions is an emphasis on stereotypes and social groups. The stereotypes most commonly used include: Apart from the characters, there are many other codes and conventions of teen film. These films are often set in or around high schools and places frequented by teens, such as shopping malls and themed restaurants. This technique allows for many different social cliques to be shown. These settings are typical for
870-664: Was released by Maverick Records on December 4, 2001. A cover of a-ha 's " Take On Me " by the band Lifer was recorded but went unreleased. A karaoke version of the ending to " Can't Fight this Feeling " by REO Speedwagon is used each time Amanda Becker enters a scene. Songs not included on the soundtrack include " Line Up " by Elastica , " In Between Days " and " Turning Japanese " by Face to Face , "Lucy", "Don't You Forget About Me", "Everybody Knows Everything" and "Friends" by Sprung Monkey , "Yoo Hoo" by Imperial Teen , "Double Dare Ya" by Bikini Kill , "Rock Star" by Everclear , " Oh Yeah " by Yello , " Kiss Me " by Sixpence None
900-500: Was released on region 1 DVD on April 30, 2002, with an "unrated extended version" on July 26, 2005. This cut runs ten minutes longer than the original, and adds a number of deleted, alternate and extended scenes. The film opened at third place at the US box office taking $ 12.6 million in its opening weekend. It grossed $ 38.3 million domestically and $ 28.2 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $ 66.5 million. Rotten Tomatoes gave
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