Subgenre Sampler
Youth: 915 Films to Buy & Rent
Dick (1999)
- Dir. Andrew Fleming
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams
- A political satire as faux–history lesson, this kitsch–nostalgic pageant proffers two teenage girls as the mysterious informants known as…
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
- Dir. Michael Patrick Jann
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley…
- The 'mock documentary' format entirely befits the story of rabidly ambitious young debutantes vying for local representation in the Miss Teen…
Election (1999)
- Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon
- Mid–life crisis intersects with teenage foibles in this cheerily cynical high–school tale for adults, as crumpled teacher Matthew…
Faculty, The (1999)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Jordana Brewster, Clea Duvall, Laura Harris…
- The writer of SCREAM gives post–modern surgery to INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, setting it on a high–school campus, of…
Freaks and Geeks (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Judd Apatow
Feat. Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Jason Segel…
- Much loved but unfortunately short lived classic about two distinct groups of teenagers dealing with high school in the eighties. Created by a…
Girl (1999)
- Dir. Jonathan Kahn
Feat. Dominique Swain
- Hybrid of the teen–flick with grunge–rock movie, starring Dominique Swain (LOLITA) as a brainy virgin who decides to fall in with some…
Go (1999)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Sarah Polley, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr…
- The director of SWINGERS switches focus to the reckless chic of LA's twentysomething rave scene, brandishing a slew of racy taboos, an impossibly…
Idle Hands (1999)
- Dir. Rodman Flender
Feat. Seth Green, Devon Sawa, Elden Henson
- An evil spirit moves from person to person, afflicting only a single hand, which proceeds to wreak five–fingered carnage. High–school…
Looking for Alibrandi (1999)
- Dir. Kate Woods
Feat. Pia Miranda, Greta Scacchi, Anthony LaPaglia
- Refreshing rites of passage tale from Australia, based by screenwriter Melina Marchetta's on her bestselling novel. In mixing a which guy is best…
Mod Squad, The (1999)
- Dir. Scott Silver
Feat. Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar Epps
- In LA Clubland Claire Danes and fellow teen–delinquents Giovanni Ribisi and Omar Epps, are pressed into a crime–fighting role, proceeding…