April 2026
Teenage Angst Has Paid Off Well
Curator
Jamie Ludwig
Bonus Theme
Parodies & Spoofs Rule
Discussion Time
03 May 2026 — 20:00 UTC
Details
If I had one day when I didn't have to be all confused and I didn't have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
Tagline
The bad boy from a good family.
Overview
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
Release Date
Oct 27, 1955
Revenue
$4,500,000
Runtime
111 min
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Trailer
Film 1
Rebel Without a Cause
Nicholas Ray — 1955
Details
Just look inside yourself and you'll see me waving up at you naked wearing only a cock ring.
Tagline
TALK HARD. STEAL THE AIR.
Overview
Mark Hunter, a lonely high school student, uses his shortwave radio to moonlight as the popular pirate DJ "Hard Harry." When his show gets blamed for a teen committing suicide, the students clash with high school faculty and the authorities.
Release Date
Aug 22, 1990
Revenue
$11,500,000
Runtime
102 min
Genres
Music
Drama
Production Companies
New Line Cinema
SC Entertainment
Production Countries
Canada
United States of America
Trailer
Film 2
Pump Up the Volume
Allan Moyle — 1990
Details
I'm so tired of being good.
Tagline
Good girls want him bad. Bad girls want him worse.
Overview
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
Release Date
Apr 06, 1990
Revenue
$8,266,343
Runtime
85 min
Genres
Comedy
Romance
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Imagine Entertainment
Production Countries
United States of America
Trailer
Bonus Film
Cry-Baby
John Waters — 1990