The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie: From the Brat Pack, to Back to the Future, Dirty Dancing, Bill...
- ISBN-10
- 1635765846
- ISBN-13
- 9781635765847
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-03-19
- Publisher
- Diversion Books
- Author
- James King
Description
A trip back to the era of troubled teens and awesome soundtracks; of Reagan, rap, and Ridgemont High; of MTV, VHS and "Axel F"; of outsiders, lost boys, and dead poets; of Bill and Ted, Brooke Shields, and the Brat Pack; of three Porky's, two Coreys, and one summer when everyone called her Baby.
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