Movie Article

Troubled Youth at the Movies

Troubled youth at the movies -- ''Over the Edge'' and others feature angst-ridden teens

OVER THE EDGE (1979)
The first Gen-X movie, years before anyone had a name for what it felt like to grow up baptized in angst and pop culture.

FOXES (1980)
Adrian Lyne's first feature caught the promise of girl power, and also its sex-and-the-city perils.

THE BOYS NEXT DOOR (1985) Terrorizing everyone in sight, Charlie Sheen and Maxwell Caulfield erase the line between teen rebel and psychopath.

Originally posted Mar 14, 2008 Published in issue #983 Mar 21, 2008 Order article reprints

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