Osgerby American Pie

The Anatomy of the Vulgar Teen Comedy
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-134-81461-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 120 Seiten

Reihe: Cinema and Youth Cultures

This book examines American Pie (1999), a film that exemplifies that most disparaged of movie genres – vulgar teen comedy. Taking American Pie as its focus, Bill Osgerby explores the nature and appeal of gloriously ‘grossed out’ teen humour. The book considers the relationship between American Pie’s success and broad shifts within both the youth market and the film business; it analyses the movie’s representations of youth, gender and sexuality; and it explores the distinctive character of the film’s comedy and the enduring place of such humour in contemporary popular culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Osgerby, Bill

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Serving Up American Pie: Youth, Cinema and Vulgar Teen Comedy

2. Getting a Gross from ‘Gross Out’: Hollywood, American Pie and the ‘Post-Baby Boom’ Youth Market

3. Virgin Territory: Representations of Class, Gender and Sexuality in American Pie

4. ‘Like Warm Apple Pie …’: The History and Politics of American ‘Gross Out’

5. Extra Helpings: The Staying Power and Legacy of American Pie