Posts Tagged ‘gen z’
Podcast: 40 years later, THE BLUE LAGOON is even more unsettling.
The summer of 1980, movie critics and audiences were aghast that teen icon Brooke Shields was once again being depicted as the ultimate object of sexual desire in The Blue Lagoon. Despite the criticism, director Randal Kleiser’s follow up to Grease was a box office smash. The young model-actress’ prepubescent virginal sexuality was a constant…
Read MorePodcast: Under-All the golfer and gopher jokes, CADDYSHACK says sexy means slutty.
Caddyshack is a film for guys with humor about golf, farts, and one-upping snobby judges. Teen and tween boys of the ’80s boys grew up watching and quoting this comedy classic over and over again, but it’s got some weird messaging when it comes to women. Film authorities Tara McNamara, Gen X, and Riley Roberts,…
Read MorePodcast: The misogynistic influence of PORKY’S goes all the way to the Supreme Court.
’80s Movies: A Guide to What’s Wrong with Your Parents podcasters Riley Roberts and Tara McNamara look at the influence of PORKY’S on Generation X.
Read MorePodcast: ANIMAL HOUSE Was So Good, It Ruined a Generation
The ’80s Movies: A Guide to What’s Wrong with Your Parents podcast looks at NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ANIMAL HOUSE, the 1978 screw-ups rule comedy classic that impacted a generation for the worse.
Read MorePodcast: THE LOST BOYS – So Much Subtext in the Shadows
The ’80s Movies: A Guide to What’s Wrong with Your Parents podcast looks at THE LOST BOYS (1987) for what it reveals about and impacted Gen X teens
Read MoreTHE SHINING Shined a Light on the Horrors of Domestic Abuse; Here’s How Life for Teens is More Chilling Today
Stanley Kubrick’s THE SHINING provides insights into family relations in 1980.
Read MorePodcast: Did HEATHERS Lead to a Darker High School Experience Today?
Riley Roberts gives the Gen Z take on HEATHERS (Paramount, 1989) on her podcast ’80s Movies: A Guide to What’s Wrong with Your Parents.
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