In an era saturated with pastel colours, Rubik’s cubes, arcade machines, aviator sunglasses, breakdancing, new-wave music and a bunch of juvenile actors known as the Brat Pack, a film sub-genre called the "Teen Movie" emerged! It was a time when nerds, jocks, bimbos, bullies & princesses infiltrated our screens. This book is the 3rd Volume of "The Definitive Guide to Teen Movies of the 1980s", a mammoth 10-part book series dedicated to the decade that produced more teen movies than any other. At over 280 epic pages, this volume covers over 80 amazing teen movies, all released during 1984.Here you’ll re-discover the films and the faces of an era that no one wants to forget. We put the spotlight on teen blockbusters such as; “The Karate Kid”, “Gremlins” & “Revenge Of The Nerds”, teen fantasies like; “The Last Starfighter”, “The NeverEnding Story” and “Supergirl”, iconic dance films such as; “Footloose”, “Breakin’” & “Beat Street”, rock musicals like; “Purple Rain”, “Hard To Hold” & “Blame It On The Night”, stylish JD flicks such as; “Reckless”, “Alphabet City” & “Street Hero”, zany comedies like; “Surf II”, “Up The Creek” & “Making The Grade”, unforgettable romances such as; “Oxford Blues”, “Electric Dreams” & “No Small Affair”, hot summer flings like; “Blame It On Rio”, “The Flamingo Kid” and “Where The Boys Are ’84”, cult flicks such as; “Repo Man”, “Streets Of Fire”, “Red Dawn” & “Night Of The Comet”. PLUS; the introduction of Johnny Depp & Freddy Krueger in “A Nightmare On Elm Street” and the John Hughes classic “16 Candles” with Molly Ringwald.On top of all that, this guide covers; obscure TV movies, bargain basement cheapies, lost movies with unknown actors and those notorious skin flicks like; “Hot Dog The Movie”, “Hardbodies”, “Hot Moves”, “Weekend Pass” & “Hollywood Hot Tubs”. More than that, this exhaustingly researched guide is loaded with expert commentary, personal anecdotes, celebrity quotes, fan comments, analysis, trivia, poster art, movie stills, signature songs and four indispensable curios; a star rating appraisal for each film, an A to Z index identifying the key faces of the era plus an unveiling of the “Top 10 Teen Movies” & the “Top 10 Teen Movie Songs” of 1984. Never before, has the “teen movie” zeitgeist been explored and celebrated in such an extensive compendium. “Yes, “The Definitive Guide to Teen Movies of the 1980s” is the story of a generation that lived through the last decade of pre-internet innocence and this “definitive” book series is an essential reference that every 1980s-movie-fan is sure to treasure.
