The '80s was a great time to be young in the movies! Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults by the plot being based on their special interests, such as coming of age, fitting in, bullying, peer pressure, first love, teen rebellion, conflict with parents & teen angst or alienation and --- sex. In 1978, the success of National Lampoon's Animal House's led to a string of raunchy gross-out & sex comedies in the late '70s thru mid '80s. In 1981, the film Porky's cemented the wide appeal of the sex comedy. The film would lead to three sequels and is credited by many as the start of the "teen" subgenre of the sex comedy. Examples of the teen sex comedy subgenre include Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Last American Virgin, Losin' It, Risky Business, Mischief, Bachelor Party, Once Bitten, Revenge of the Nerds, Secret Admirer, The Sure Thing, Class, Private Lessons, Private School, and Private Resort. How many of these films have you seen???
