The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie
Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, Revenge of the Nerds, The Karate Kid, The Breakfast Club, Dead Poets Society, and Everything in Between
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A trip back to the era of troubled teens and awesome soundtracks; of Reagan, rap, and Ridgemont High; of MTV, VHS, and "Axel F"; of outsiders, lost boys, and dead poets; of Bill and Ted, Brooke Shields, and the Brat Pack; of three Porky's flicks, two Coreys, and one summer when "Baby" refused to be put in a corner.
The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie goes behind the scenes of a genre where cult hits mingled with studio blockbusters, where giants like Spielberg and Coppola rubbed shoulders with baby-faced first-timers, and where future superstars Sean, Demi, and Tom all got their big break. Music, comedy, and politics all play a part in the surprisingly complex history of the '80s teen movie. And while the films might have been aimed primarily at adolescents, the best tackle universal issues and remain relevant to all ages.
From a late '70s Hollywood influx to an early '90s indie scene that gave youth cinema a timely reboot, film expert James King highlights the personal struggles, the social changes, and the boardroom shake-ups that produced an iconic time in movie history.
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- De: B Harrison Smith
- Narrado por: B Harrison Smith
- Duración: 16 h y 50 m
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Gen X is the “forgotten generation.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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An enjoyable trip through time, especially if you loved through it.
- De Anonymous User en 02-27-25
De: B Harrison Smith
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You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried
- The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation
- De: Susannah Gora
- Narrado por: Kelli Tager
- Duración: 15 h y 6 m
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The landscape that the Brat Pack memorialized is rich with cultural themes and significance, and has influenced an entire generation who still believe that life always turns out like an '80s movie. You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried takes us back to that era, through Susannah Gora's interviews with key players such as Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, and John Cusack, and mines all the material from the movies to the music to the way the films were made to show how they helped shape our visions for romance, friendship, society, and success.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brings me back to my teenage years! Fantastic Narration! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- De Amazmama en 06-24-22
De: Susannah Gora
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Back from the Future
- A Celebration of the Greatest Time Travel Story Ever Told
- De: Brad Gilmore
- Narrado por: Joe Hempel
- Duración: 3 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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The history of the films, cartoons, toys, and more: The Back to the Future series is a timeless collection that is greatly revered by all audiences. The beauty of this audiobook by Brad Gilmore is that it doesn't present the history of the film as textbook information. Gilmore discusses these films from a place of passion and so effectively reveals how the history behind the movies is just as engaging as the films themselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Scott
- De Chuck B. en 04-26-20
De: Brad Gilmore
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The Late Shift
- Letterman, Leno, & the Network Battle for the Night
- De: Bill Carter
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 13 h y 43 m
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When beloved host Johnny Carson announced his retirement after 30 years on The Tonight Show, millions of Americans mourned. But inside the television industry, the news ignited a battle between two amazing talents - Jay Leno and David Letterman - who both yearned to occupy the departing legend's chair. For NBC, it would be a decision with millions of dollars at stake. Soon these two comedians with strikingly different styles, who had once shared a friendship as they worked the clubs together, would be engaged in a fierce competition for the prize.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very detailed, spectacular, and riveting!
- De John Collins en 02-09-21
De: Bill Carter
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Pictures at a Revolution
- Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood
- De: Mark Harris
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 17 h y 19 m
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Here is the epic human drama behind the making of the five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967 - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, The Graduate, In the Heat of the Night, Doctor Dolittle, and Bonnie and Clyde - and through them, the larger story of the cultural revolution that transformed Hollywood and America forever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Would It Be Too Much To Ask?
- De Casey Keller en 12-31-08
De: Mark Harris
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Age of Cage
- Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career
- De: Keith Phipps
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duración: 8 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Nicolas Cage is many things, but love him, or laugh at him, there's no denying two things: You've seen one of his many films, and you certainly know his name. But who is he, really, and why has his career endured for over 40 years, with more than a hundred films, and birthed a million memes? Age of Cage is a smart, beguiling book about the films of Nicolas Cage and the actor himself, as well as a sharp-eyed examination of the changes that have taken place in Hollywood over the course of his career.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent filmography of a successful career
- De Pamela Plimpton en 04-04-22
De: Keith Phipps
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I Lived the 80s
- A Gen X Life and the Pop Culture That Defined It
- De: B Harrison Smith
- Narrado por: B Harrison Smith
- Duración: 16 h y 50 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Gen X is the “forgotten generation.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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An enjoyable trip through time, especially if you loved through it.
- De Anonymous User en 02-27-25
De: B Harrison Smith
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Inside Studio 54
- De: Mark Fleischman, Denise Chatman, Mimi Fleischman
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 13 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 75
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In the early 80s, Mark Fleischman reopened Studio 54, the world's most glamorous and notorious nightclub, after it was closed down by the State of New York. Ten thousand people showed up that night, ready to restart the party that abruptly ended after the raid in 1978 landed its former owners in jail. Inside Studio 54 invites you to revisit the happening scenes of the 1960s, '70s, and '80s, the post-Pill, pre-AIDS era of free love, consequence-free sex, and seemingly endless partying. Following Fleischman as he built connections that lead him to Studio 54.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De Robin LeBlanc en 02-25-21
De: Mark Fleischman, y otros
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Rock Concert
- An Oral History as Told by the Artists, Backstage Insiders, and Fans Who Were There
- De: Marc Myers
- Narrado por: Christina Delaine, Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Decades after the rise of rock music in the 1950s, the rock concert retains its allure and its power as a unifying experience - and as an influential multibillion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert, acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to uncover the history of this compelling phenomenon, weaving together groundbreaking accounts from the people who were there. Rock Concert provides a fascinating, immediate look at the evolution of rock 'n' roll through the lens of live performances.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very fun
- De Kathy Neal en 10-13-24
De: Marc Myers
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These Fists Break Bricks
- How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World
- De: Chris Poggiali, Grady Hendrix
- Narrado por: Grady Hendrix
- Duración: 7 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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When a major Hollywood studio released Five Fingers of Death to thrill-seeking Times Square moviegoers on March 21, 1973, only a handful of Black and Asian American audience members knew the difference between an Iron Fist and an Eagle's Claw. That changed overnight as kung fu movies kicked off a craze that would earn millions at the box office, send TV ratings soaring, sell hundreds of thousands of video tapes, influence the birth of hip hop, reshape the style of action we see in movies today, and introduce America to some of the biggest non-White stars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh the memories
- De Texaspaz en 01-31-25
De: Chris Poggiali, y otros
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Dangerously Funny
- The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'
- De: David Bianculli
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 216
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Decades before The Daily Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour proved there was a place on television for no-holds-barred political comedy with a decidedly antiauthoritarian point of view. In this explosive, revealing history of the show, veteran entertainment journalist David Bianculli tells the fascinating story of its three-year network run---and the cultural impact that's still being felt today.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Poor narration
- De Jane en 01-20-11
De: David Bianculli
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The Improv
- An Oral History of the Comedy Club That Revolutionized Stand-Up
- De: Budd Friedman, Tripp Whetsell, Jay Leno - foreword
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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In 1963, 30-year-old Friedman - who had recently quit his job as a Boston advertising executive and returned to his hometown of New York to become a theatrical producer - opened a coffee house for Broadway performers called the Improvisation. His goal? Simply to make a living, and if all went according to plan, to also make enough professional contacts to be able to mount his first Broadway show within a year's time. Later shortened to the Improv, its first West 44th Street location was in a seedy section of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Shockingly tone deaf
- De JenniferW en 06-28-23
De: Budd Friedman, y otros
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Punk Avenue
- Inside the New York City Underground, 1972-1982
- De: Phil Marcade, Legs McNeil, Debbie Harry
- Narrado por: David de Vries
- Duración: 5 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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From backrooms of Max's and CBGB's to the Tropicana Hotel in Los Angeles and back, Punk Avenue is a tour de force of stories from someone at the heart of the era. With brilliant, often hilarious prose, Phil Marcade relays first-hand tales about spending a Provincetown summer with photographer Nan Goldin and actor-writer Cookie Mueller, having the Ramones play their very first gig at his party, working with Blondie's Debbie Harry on French lyrics for her songs, enjoying Thanksgiving with Johnny Thunders' mother, and starting the beloved NYC punk-blues band The Senders.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very entertaining
- De Amazon Customer en 05-11-23
De: Phil Marcade, y otros
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40 Cult Movies: From Alice, Sweet Alice to Zombies of Mora Tau
- De: Jon Towlson
- Narrado por: Virtual Voice
- Duración: 9 h y 4 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1
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From devil child shocker Alice, Sweet Alice (1976) to Z-grade monochrome masterpiece Zombies of Mora Tau (1957), join acclaimed film critic and author Jon Towlson on a tour of 40 great cult movies. Experience afresh cult classics like Freaks (1932) and Night of the Living Dead (1968) and discover Euro art house rarities like Edge of Sanity (1989). From punk classic Suburbia (1984) to Gasper Noe’s phantasmagoric Enter the Void (2009) to slasher oddity The Redeemer: Son of Satan (1978), this book is sure to bring you some of the strangest movies you will ever see. And it will make you ...
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4 out of 5 stars
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book deserves better narration
- De LindaRae Freeman en 06-17-25
De: Jon Towlson
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Tied Up in Knotts
- De: Karen Knotts
- Narrado por: Karen Knotts
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
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Much has been written about Don Knotts's career, especially about his iconic role as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, but personal views into the man himself are few and far between. In Tied Up in Knotts, a loving daughter provides a full-life narrative of her father: Don's difficult childhood in an abusive home, his escape into comedic performance, becoming a household name, his growth as a feature film actor, his failing health, and his family life throughout, leading to touching and hilarious moments that will make the listener laugh and cry.
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3 out of 5 stars
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For diehard Don Knotts fans only
- De JIM HOWELL en 08-31-24
De: Karen Knotts
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Shock Value
- How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror
- De: Jason Zinoman
- Narrado por: Pete Larkin
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
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Much has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but while Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and Francis Ford Coppola were making their first classic movies, a parallel universe of directors gave birth to the modern horror film - aggressive, raw, and utterly original. Based on unprecedented access to the genre's major players, New York Times critic Jason Zinoman's Shock Value delivers the first definitive account of horror's golden age.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good listen, but narrow in scope
- De Billy en 01-31-13
De: Jason Zinoman
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Raising Hell
- Backstage Tales from the Lives of Metal Legends
- De: Jon Wiederhorn, Gary Holt - foreword
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 16 h y 16 m
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In his song "You Can't Stop Rock and Roll" Ozzy Osbourne sings, "Rock and roll is my religion and my law". And that's why Raising Hell is a must-have for anyone who wants to hear about the iconoclastic culture of headbangers and the wild lives they lead. The book contains the crazy, funny, and sometimes horrifying anecdotes musicians have told about a lifestyle both invigorating and at times self-destructive.
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1 out of 5 stars
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buyers remorse
- De Channing P. en 05-29-20
De: Jon Wiederhorn, y otros
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The Devil’s Candy
- The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco
- De: Julie Salamon
- Narrado por: Julie Salamon
- Duración: 18 h y 17 m
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When Brian De Palma agreed to allow Julie Salamon unlimited access to the film production of Tom Wolfe's best-selling book The Bonfire of the Vanities, both director and journalist must have felt like they were on to something big. How could it lose? But instead Salamon got a front-row seat at the Hollywood disaster of the decade.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WHAT A GEM!!!
- De Momofour en 07-04-21
De: Julie Salamon
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Confidential Confidential
- The Inside Story of Hollywood's Notorious Scandal Magazine
- De: Samantha Barbas
- Narrado por: Donna Postel
- Duración: 12 h y 53 m
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In the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America's first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars' secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out stars' sexual affairs, drug use, and sexuality, publisher Robert Harrison destroyed celebrities' carefully constructed images and built a media empire. Confidential became the best-selling magazine on American newsstands in the 1950s, surpassing Time, Life, and the Saturday Evening Post. Confidential's spectacular rise was followed by an equally spectacular fall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating! Painstaking Research & Documentation
- De A reader lives a thousand lives before they die. en 05-22-19
De: Samantha Barbas
If I had one criticism, however, it would be that the author spends the first chapter apologizing for how the movies haven't aged well and many things are inappropriate when viewed through a modern lens. While not inaccurate, it definitely starts the book on a down note.
A fun, behind the scenes look at your favorite 80's films.
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Huh?
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Just not interesting
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Since this book is a timeline book about an era, the actual dates are important. I could only get halfway through Chapter 4, before I was frustrated enough to quit listening. It's nearly impossible to get in a groove, because so far, there has been at least a dozen instances where the information is blatantly wrong. Brooke Shields was referred to as "The Ultimate 90's Girl Next Door", and Sean Penn and Tom Cruise starred in "Taps" in 1991. By 1991, Tim Cruise had already done "Top Gun", "Cocktail", "Days of Thunder", " Risky Business", and even "Rainman". So, it's terribly difficult to take this book seriously, or get any enjoyment out of it when you are questioning every date mentioned in a book about a specific timeline of an era.
If details are of no concern, go ahead and waste a credit
inaccurate as all get out
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