High School Culture
Films are set in high school
‘Ferris Bueller's Day Off’ ü American comedy film written, produced and directed by John Hughes in 1986; ü the film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller, who skips school and spends the day in downtown Chicago along with his girlfriend and best friend; ü became one of the top-grossing films of the year.
‘She's All That’ üAmerican teen romantic comedy film directed by Robert Iscove in 1999; ü a high school big man Zack makes a bet with his friends that he can turn an unattractive girl Laney into the school's prom queen; üwas one of the most popular teen films of the 1990 s and reached № 1 at the box office in its first week of release.
‘ 10 Things I Hate About You’ üAmerican romantic comedy film directed by Gil Junger in 1999; ünew student Cameron is smitten with Bianca and, in order to get around her father's strict rules on dating, attempts to get "bad boy" Patrick to date Bianca's sister, Kat; üwas № 2 at the domestic box office during its opening weekend, behind only ‘The Matrix’.
‘The Perks of Being A Wallflower’ üAmerican coming-of-age, comedy-drama film, based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky, directed by him in 2012; üan introvert teenager named Charlie describes various scenes in his life by writing a series of letters to an anonymous pen pal. üMTV, US Weekly and Complex named it one of the best films of 2012.
‘The Spectacular Now’ ü American romantic comedy-drama film that based on the novel of the same name by Tim Tharp, directed by James Ponsoldt in 2013; ü the story tells about how Sutter Keely, a high school senior and effortless charmer unexpectedly falls in love with "the good girl" Aimee Finecky who reads science fiction during her free time; ü was warmly received at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.