Subgenre Sampler
Comedy > Youth: 284 Films to Buy & Rent
- Scary Movie 2 (2001)
- Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Tori Spelling, James Woods
- The Wayans clan (Marlon, Shawn and Keenan) again agreeably pastiche the (already self–parodic) SCREAM slasher genre, yet the law of diminishing…
- Secret Life of Us, The (TV Series) (2001)
- Feat. Claudia Karvan, Deborah Mailman
- Surprisingly consistent dramedy set in funky, downtown Melbourne amongst a group of romantically ambitious young people. Maintains a quirky lightness…
- Van Wilder - Party Liason (2001)
- Dir. Walt Becker
Feat. Tara Reid, Ryan Reynolds, Tim Matheson
- Freewheeling 'college comedy' in which perenial undergrad Reynolds must use his social skills to make a living after his allowance is cut off. Fairly…
- Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
- Dir. David Wain
Feat. Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Marguerite Moreau…
- Set in the charmingly unhip summer–camp 'Camp Firewood', this wettingly hilarious satire of 1970s and 80s culture, mores and cliches is…
- Y Tu Mama Tambien (And Your Mother Too!) (2001)
- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Maribel Verdu, Gael Garcia Bernal, Diego Luna
- Acclaimed universally (and here in NZ beset with censorship wrangles), this Mexican joyride, taken by two teenage boys and an older woman, is indeed…
- Angst (2000)
- Dir. Daniel Nettheim
Feat. Sam Lewis, Jessica Napier, Justin Smith
- Four post–teenagers search for their place in a world revolving around money, sex, booze, pop culture and a shared interest in…
- Bad Girls From Valley High (A Fate Totally Worse Than Death) (2000)
- Dir. John T. Kretchmer
Feat. Christopher Lloyd
- A good premise lifts this high–school comedy from out of the herd, with three socially ambitious girls having a curse placed on them which…
- Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
- Dir. Danny Leiner
Feat. Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Kristy Swanson
- No–brainer Californian laughs, sets up stoners Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott (AMERICAN PIE) with ‘morning after’ amnesia and a lot…
- He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2000)
- Dir. Richard Lowenstein
Feat. Noah Taylor, Sophie Lee, Ian Hughes
- Ramshackle Aussie comedy based on the cult novel, that follows the fortunes of blocked wannabe writer Noah Taylor in a series of flatting…
- Hopeless (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Hickey
Feat. Philip Pinner, Scott Wills, Adam Gardiner
- Charming enough to have inspired a 26–episode TV series, this rookie Kiwi comedy boasts a genuine low–budget verve, a charismatic cast of…