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Square Pegs (TV Series)Square Pegs (TV Series) (1982-1983) Recommended
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Jami Gertz
Sassy high school comedy from the early 1980's centred around Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Linker as two awkward teenage girls desperate to be…
TexTex (1982) Recommended
Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly
Arguably the best adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s teen fictions (THE OUTSIDERS etc.), with Matt Dillon giving an early, heartbreaking performance as a…
Young Ones, The (TV Series)Young Ones, The (TV Series) (1982-1984) Aro Favourite
Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer
Off–the–wall, anarchic 80s sitcom about young rebels (liberal Rik, punk Vyvian, hippy Neil and bodgy Mike) co–habitating in a…
Burning, TheBurning, The (1981)
Dir. Tony Maylam
Feat. Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer
A proficient slasher in the wake of FRIDAY THE 13TH in which a former summer camp caretaker plots bloody revenge on the teenagers who accidentally…
Endless LoveEndless Love (1981)
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Brooke Shields
Brooke Shields is the saving grace of this fiasco made of Scott Spencer's acclaimed novel about an obsessive teenage romance.
Gregory's GirlGregory's Girl (1981)
Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. John Gordon Sinclair, Dee Hepburn
An affectionate and entertaining Scottish comedy about a shy and awkward school footballer's infatuation with a female team–member.
Porky'sPorky's (1981)
Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier
ANIMAL HOUSE retread with juvenile male high–jinx on college campus. Massive hit is testament to the adage that no–one ever went broke…
Puberty BluesPuberty Blues (1981)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Nell Schofield, Jad Capelja
Affecting teenage odyssey with Nell Schofield and Jad Capelja as surfing–groupies, learning to fit into a sex’n’drugs beach–scene.
FoxesFoxes (1980)
Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman
Four teenage loose cannons speed towards self–destruction in this frank, impressionistic portrait of L.A. teen culture. A young Jodie Foster…
Friday the 13th [Franchise]Friday the 13th [Franchise] (1980-1989)
Dir. Sean S. Cunningham
Feat. Betsy Palmer, Kevin Bacon
The most successful film to exploit the '80s stalk–and–slash formula, characterised by disposable teenagers being endlessly slaughtered…

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