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Author:

Gora, Susannah.

Title:

You couldn't ignore me if you tried : the Brat Pack, John Hughes, and their impact on a generation / Susannah Gora.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Crown Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

xiv, 367 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Hughes, John,--1950-2009--Criticism and interpretation.
Teen films--History and criticism.
Teenagers in motion pictures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Nothing compares to Hughes -- Eternal flame -- Breakfast of champions -- Not just for breakfast anymore -- Becoming "The Brat Pack" -- Sitting pretty -- We got the beat -- I love Ferris in the springtime -- Teens in wonderland -- The end of the innocence -- Anything, and everything -- Pack to the future -- Life moves pretty fast -- Don't you forget about me -- When the light gets into your heart.

Summary:

"You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried" takes readers back to the Brat Pack era, interviewing key players, such as Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, and John Cusack, and mines all the material from the movies to the music to the way the films were made to show how they helped shape our visions for romance, friendship, society, and success.

ISBN:

0307408434
9780307408433

OCLC:

(OCoLC)264044552

LCCN:

2009036246

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

VMPC334 -- West Union Community Library (West Union)