tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post1088633747308621021..comments2024-03-28T01:36:10.408-04:00Comments on Dancin' Dan On Film: Thursday Movie Picks - Juvenile DelinquentsDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-16417200409658658472018-06-28T15:30:30.571-04:002018-06-28T15:30:30.571-04:00Wow...how did I not even think of Rebel Without a ...Wow...how did I not even think of Rebel Without a Cause and Grease!Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-31400472145699347592018-06-22T14:03:18.443-04:002018-06-22T14:03:18.443-04:00I feel intense shame now as I never seen Grease......I feel intense shame now as I never seen Grease... :Ps.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-84568171535462520502018-06-22T13:40:32.955-04:002018-06-22T13:40:32.955-04:00You... HAVEN'T seen Rebel Without A Cause yet?...You... HAVEN'T seen Rebel Without A Cause yet?!? WOW. Fix that, Dell!!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-91437979993110129162018-06-22T13:40:03.714-04:002018-06-22T13:40:03.714-04:00Yeah, Grease was re-released sometime around when ...Yeah, Grease was re-released sometime around when I was in middle school; I remember the "Megamix" being a big radio hit lol!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-65269550245779586852018-06-22T13:39:22.808-04:002018-06-22T13:39:22.808-04:00HA West Side Story would indeed be a great pick fo...HA West Side Story would indeed be a great pick for this week! If only more gangs would just dance out their problems lol. I KID - I ADORE West Side Story!Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-34272993256999997352018-06-22T13:38:30.758-04:002018-06-22T13:38:30.758-04:00I've not seen ANY of the films your picks. I t...I've not seen ANY of the films your picks. I toyed with picking Blackboard Jungle instead of Rebel but decided against it.<br /><br />I agree that Rebel is the best work of almost no one involved, but I do enjoy it.<br /><br />Bully isn't sad so much as infuriating. This kid was an ASSHOLE.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-68455082782592066982018-06-22T13:36:46.174-04:002018-06-22T13:36:46.174-04:00LOL this is SO TRUE. The operatic quality of Rebel...LOL this is SO TRUE. The operatic quality of Rebel is frankly INSANE and out of context makes me laugh a LOT. But in the context of the film, it feels like a stylized expression of teen angst. It's a bold choice, and doesn't always work, but works enough for me.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-34328999351835023022018-06-22T05:17:20.523-04:002018-06-22T05:17:20.523-04:00Rebel Without a Cause is one of those movies I lau...<b>Rebel Without a Cause</b> is one of those movies I laugh at even though it wasn't meant to be a comedy. The "You're tearing me apart!" scene always reminds me of George Costanza from <i>Seinfeld</i> doing an impersonation of his mother. "George! You could fill Madison Square Garden!" That, and Bette Davis' meltdown in <b>Now, Voyager</b>.Ted S. (Just a Cineast)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12394770582776749331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-31738686165432987572018-06-21T20:19:07.150-04:002018-06-21T20:19:07.150-04:00Rebel was the first thing that popped into my head...Rebel was the first thing that popped into my head just because of its infamy but I didn't use it for two reasons. Firstly I'm pretty sure I've used it before and also I'm just not that crazy about it. Everybody is very good, though in my opinion except for Sal Mineo they've all been better elsewhere, and Ray directs well-again not his best work if you ask me-but it's over praised. <br /><br />Grease! Yes they are the cleanest cut juvies imaginable but it is a joyful viewing experience. Stockard Channing rules!!<br /><br />I've never been able to get myself to watch Bully, it just seems to grindingly sad. <br /><br />With Rebel in mind I reached back to the juvenile delinquent movies of yore which can be eye-rollingly hilarious now, which in part or whole my first three are. But also to your point of Jim not wanting to be delinquent despite being perceived that way I included my last which looks at that aspect as well.<br /><br />Youth Runs Wild (1944)-While Mom and Dad are busy at the production plants making the tools to win WWII the kids are home and being neglected and the first thing you know “Youth Runs Wild!!!!” Horror meister Val Lewton (Cat People, I Walked with a Zombie) produced, though disavowed this studio reworked version, this mild teen rebellion film where the biggest sins are tire swiping and other minor infractions until a rather violent conclusion. Still somewhat surprising to see this type of film in the 40’s where young people were almost always presented as sweet, compliant angels.<br /><br />High School Hellcats (1958)-Joyce (Yvonne Lime) is the new girl in school and on her first day she is confronted by Connie (Jana Lund) the leader of the Hellcat gang. Connie tells her she can join the gang or be ostracized and we’re off on a round of shoplifting, kissing parties and murder! Starts off as a mild little cautionary tale but considering there’s a body count it goes on a wilder ride than expected. The kind of film to be found at the local drive-in in the 50’s.<br /><br />Look in Any Window (1961)-Teen idol Paul Anka plays “The Masked Prowler” a teen Peeping Tom who scales the fences of town residents wearing a frightening mask while his parents and their neighbors drink and carouse amongst themselves ignoring their children. Sensationalist with mostly over the top performances (though Ruth Roman is good as Anka’s mother) but Anka’s compulsion to voyeurism feels disturbingly prescient of an incipient serial killer or rapist. <br /><br />The Young Stranger (1957)-Rebellious well to do teenager Hal (James MacArthur), a decent boy at heart, is arrested for punching a theatre manager at a movie theater which he truthfully claims was self-defense. The problems begin when Hal’s father (James Daly), an inattentive parent at best, doesn’t believe him leading to an even further estrangement and Hal acting out. Tom’s mother (Kim Hunter) tries to forge some sort of understanding between them before their hostility leads to worse issues. John Frankenheimer’s (The Manchurian Candidate) first theatrical film is an even handed account of the isolation and antipathy that often leads to juvenile delinquency. joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-65373503929631320512018-06-21T18:34:39.807-04:002018-06-21T18:34:39.807-04:00I'll be watching Rebel really soon. Hopefully,...I'll be watching Rebel really soon. Hopefully, I'll fit Bully in somewhere. And yes, Grease IS the word. I love that movie.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-20729730501275044492018-06-21T13:29:27.126-04:002018-06-21T13:29:27.126-04:00I hated Rebel, but I love Bully. I wish I had thou...I hated Rebel, but I love Bully. I wish I had thought of that myself. I take issue with the way Larry shot a few of those scenes but overall I thought the performances were amazing. <br /><br />Grease must have gotten re-released when I was in the 5th grade because that was all the rage for me and my friends back then. lolBrittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-55978676226304193162018-06-21T12:41:18.897-04:002018-06-21T12:41:18.897-04:00We match with Rebel which is an excellent teen fil...We match with Rebel which is an excellent teen film although I always felt bad for Jim Backus. Grease is another excellent choice even though she ends up turning into a slut just to be with that loser. I have not seen this last film and not sure I want to. I just remembered that West Side Story is perfect for this week!Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com