Subgenre Sampler
Youth: 912 Films to Buy & Rent
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, The (1985)
- Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Gian Sammarco, Julie Walters, Lulu …
- Engaging TV adaptation of Sue Townsend's much–loved book about the pains of adolescence chronicled by a teenage diarist as he struggles to come…
Teen Wolf / Teen Wolf Too (1985-1986)
- Dir. Rod Daniel, Christopher Leitch
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Jason Bateman
- In TEEN WOLF, Fox plays a high–school student who discovers he has lycanthropic tendencies. The sequel TEEN WOLF TOO continues the story in…
That Was Then, This Is Now (1985)
- Dir. Christopher Cain
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Craig Sheffer
- Emilio Estevez plays juvenile delinquent, in this version of the S E Hinton book.
Tuff Turf (1985)
- Dir. Fritz Kiersch
Feat. James Spader, Robert Downey Jnr., Claudette Nevins
- High school turf wars commence in this posturing 80s melodrama, about a pretty boy (Spader) who takes on a gang of hoodlums in order to win the girl…
Vagabond (1985)
- Dir. Agnes Varda
Feat. Sandrine Bonnaire
- Award–winning drama that artfully presents poetic moments from young vagabond Sandrine Bonnaire’s last month alive, listlessly drifting…
Beat Street (1984)
- Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis
- Key film in the history of hip–hop culture, this urban musical may show its age and derivation (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER), but still comprises an…
Breakdance - The Movie (Breakin’) (1984)
- Dir. Joel Silberg
Feat. Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers
- The excellent, highly athletic breakdance performances will be the prime value to hiphop enthusiasts in this FLASHDANCE–clone, which now has a…
Breakdance 2 - Electric Boogaloo (Breakin' 2) (1984)
- Dir. Sam Firstenberg
Feat. Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers
- Less–hokey sequel to BREAKDANCE, with a storyline centred on a group of teens and dancers who try to save a community rec–centre from a…
Fast Talking (1984)
- Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Rod Zuanic, Steve Bisley
- A teenage drug dealer meets an ex–convict junkyard owner who helps him rebuild an old motorbike.
Dir. Ken Cameron takes inspiration from…
Flamingo Kid, The (1984)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Matt Dillon
- Amiable teen vehicle for Matt Dillon set at a 1950s holiday resort.