Space, interiors and 1980s Hollywood teen films

Patrick O’Neill

Space, interiors and 1980s Hollywood teen films

Kingston University

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Abstract

This chapter analyses the symbolic use of space and interiors in the 1980s Hollywood teen film with a focus on the key generic sites of the genre: the shopping mall, the high school, the teenage bedroom and the family home. Films under investigation include, 'Porky's' (1981), 'The Breakfast Club' (1984) and 'Rivers Edge' (1986).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Screen interiors
Subtitle of host publication	from country houses to cosmic heterotopias
Editors	Pat Kirkham, Sarah A Lichtman
Place of Publication	London, U.K.
Publisher	Bloomsbury Visual Arts
ISBN (Print)	9781350150584
Publication status	Published - 2021

Keywords

History of art, architecture and design

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Screen interiors: from country houses to cosmic heterotopias
Kirkham, P. & Lichtman, S. A., 11 Mar 2021, Bloomsbury Publishing plc. 356 p.
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Space, interiors and 1980s Hollywood teen films

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Screen interiors: from country houses to cosmic heterotopias

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