6 - Teen Beach Movies (1960s)
Will Tommy win the surf competition? Will Sandy find true love? Will Adam and Erin give up on the counter-cultural lifestyle and accept the squares' definition of success?
Select Sources:
- New Yorker article about scary teens from 1958: "Inventing the American Teenager: A Caste, A Culture, A Market” by Dwight McDonald" by Dwight McDonald
- A Brief History of American Teenagers (Saturday Evening Post)
- Spectacular Bodies: Los Angeles Beach Cultures and the Making of the “California Look” (1900s-1960s) by Elsa Devienne
- Dick Dale & The Del-Tones perform Swingin and a Surfin in Beach Party
- Little Stevie Wonder performs in Muscle Beach Party
- The oddest Beach Movie list Adam's ever seen
