Did you grow up watching movies like Porky’s? American Pie? Eurotrip? What about the Breakfast Club or Easy A? They sure don’t make them like they used to. Only not just in an old man kind of way. They really don’t make movies like that much anymore, do they? On this episode, Mav welcomes returning guest Michael Hancock and first time guest Jackie Johnson to talk about the disappearance of Teen Sex Farce from Hollywood cinema and why I matters. What is a teen sex farce? How does it differ from the coming of age movie or the satire film? Why did they exist and why have they gone away? We talk about the history, the relevance and why it isn’t just so simple as calling them dated objectifying relics. And we talk about some of our favorites. Did we miss yours? Listen and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Citations and Links:
- This episode’s Call For Comments
- “‘For Girls’: Hollywood, the Date-Movie Market, and Early-1980s Teen Sex Comedies” by Richard Nowell
- “The Puritanical Eye: Hyper-Mediation, Sex On Film, And The Disavowal Of Desire” by Carlee Gomes
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