American Teen (2008)

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

Director:

Nanette Burstein

Writer:

Nanette Burstein

Stars:

Jake Tusing, Megan Krizmanich, Colin Clemens

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jake Tusing	...	Himself
Megan Krizmanich	...	Herself
Colin Clemens	...	Himself
Mitch Reinholt	...	Himself
Hannah Bailey	...	Herself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geoff Haase	...	Himself
Jennifer Lucht	...	Herself
Jennifer Sheopherd	...	Herself
Ali Wikalinska	...	Herself

Storyline

A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

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Plot Keywords:

high school | school | indiana | birthday | prank telephone call | 

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Taglines:

Remember high school? It's gotten worse.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some strong language, sexual material, some drinking and brief smoking-all involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 October 2008 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Adolescente americano

Filming Locations:

Indiana, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$45,589 (USA) (25 July 2008)

Gross:

$940,496 (USA) (19 September 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

57th & Irving Productions, A&E IndieFilms, Blacklist

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Jake is playing Zelda, the TV shows the trailer to Twilight Princess, meaning he isn't actually playing the game. The sound effects that can be heard actually come from Windwaker.

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Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 26 July 2008 (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Kids"
Written by Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden
Performed by MGMT
Courtesy of Capitol Records

User Reviews

Required viewing for parents.

We saw "American Teen" twice over the weekend at the True/False (documentary) film festival in Columbia, Missouri. It was an amazing, in-depth look at today's teenager. My 14 year old went with us to see it and her comment? "It was very accurate." One of the top films of the festival. Shows the pressures teens face today in a very honest way, full of raw emotion and real tears. Every teenager and every parent of a teenager should see it. It is eye-opening and thought provoking. The director was here for Q & A afterward and she confirmed for us that one of the teens, after getting a job on the west coast, decided it wasn't for her and moved to the east coast (!) where she is now attending a less expensive film school!! The others are still doing what they were doing at the end of the film (i.e.-attending college).