SYNOPSIS: Popularity is everything; breakups and missed jump-shots are the end of the world; a college acceptance is a dream come true; and an email forwarded to the wrong person is your worst nightmare.

Now experience senior year of high school through the eyes of five real-life Indiana teenagers: the prom Queen, the Heartthrob, the Jock, the Rebel and the Geek.  This revealing year-in-the-life feature delivers the real heartbreak, hilarity and - OMG - drama of senior year first-hand from five very different viewpoints.  And no matter who you identify with, everyone will relate to American Teen.

EDITORIAL REVIEW:  The tagline of American Teen is, "Remember high school?  It's gotten worse." This real-life drama focuses on five ordinary "real" American teens, each with their own quirks, personalities, and "real" problems.  And man, do some of these kids have problems!  These aren't adult problems like, "How do I pay the bills this month."  Or, "What will I do if I lose my job."  More like, "I can't believe that bitch sent my nude pic around the school."  Or, "We lost the game because I missed some free throws."  And, "How am I going to do my hair for the prom."  No sir, these are little problems adults wouldn't lose sleep over but the average American teen would actually consider killing themselves over.

Yes, high school has changed, and American Teen certainly gives an eye-opening look into high-school today, where the official synopsis (as written above) really is the way of life for kids today.  This is not a movie, in the true sense of the word, but it has all the drama and comedic aspects of a movie.  Cameras follow these five 16 to 18 year olds during their final year of high school - the entire year.  We see very aspect of their life as it centers around their life at school, at home, and how they all intertwine with each other.  It's cut together nicely, moves quickly, keeps your attention, and overall, it's a neat idea when reality shows are beginning to be real boring.  Really!

There's a lot of good features that you may like:

° Pop Quiz: Cast Interviews.
° A lot of deleted scenes.
° Hanna Blogs (she's one of the profiled kids - the "Rebel")
° Character Trailers.
° Previews of other Paramount Vantage's indie flicks.
 

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* This DVD will play in North America only.  This DVD should play in most players outside of North America as well, but it's not guaranteed. This DVD will play in any computer DVD-Rom.  This is NOT a DVD-R.

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STARRING: Hannah Bailey, Colin Clemens, Megan Krizmanich, Mitch Reinholt, Jake Tusing.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 95 minutes.
LANGUAGE: English, Spanish, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH, FRENCH, and SPANISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.85:1 (16:9 Widescreen); 5.1 stereo; 1 disc; Plenty more extras (see above); Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Coarse language, sexual innuendo.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA (2008).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  December 19, 2008.
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