There are few genres of cinema that are as endearing to the American public as the teen/college movie. It doesn't matter what year you graduated, when flipping channels we inevitably find a showing of a movie which takes us back to the exact point in time where you had to ask for a hall pass to use the restroom, you knew football players personally, and blowing hundreds of dollars on Prom seemed like a smart idea.
What makes good teen movie? Usually you need some socially awkward "average joe's" in a school where the worst looking female students were still better looking than your own prom queen, throw in a party or two, gratuitous raunchiness, and some coming of age conflict..and voila: Movie Magic. (And beer...usually lots and lots of beer)
Well, in case you were waiting for Hollywood to give us another "classic" like Van Wilder, She's All That, Bring it On, Road Trip or American Pie. The number one movie in America this weekend is "Superbad" which raked in $31.2 million dollars. Wowsers.
check out this impressive description of the plot:
'"Superbad" stars Jonah Hill and Michael Cera as pals on a quest for alcohol to impress the foxy host of a party'
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/19/arts/NA-A-E-MOV-US-Box-Office.php
I'm in the wrong business...maybe I need to write my own teen movie....
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Good post.
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