It’s Samantha Baker’s (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday. Unfortunately for her, it’s also the day before her older sister’s wedding, causing her entire family to forget about her birthday. To make matters worse, she has a crush on a popular, good…
Following the success of Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, filmmaker John Hughes explored teen angst once again, with Pretty in Pink. Premiering on the U.S.A. on January 29, 1986, screenwriter John Hughes (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) showed he continued…
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When it debuted in 2008, The Secret Life of the American Teenager raised a few eyebrows for making a pregnant teen the focus of the series. The ABC Family network proved to be very popular with the teen and pre-teen…
Disney/Buena Vista | 2009 | 516 mins. | Not Rated From Brenda Hampton, the creator of 7th Heaven, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, revolves around teen pregnancy; a topic that would have been taboo little more than a…
Disney | 2008 | 516 mins. | Not Rated As a woman in my thirties, I understand I’m not part of the target demographic for ABC Family’s hit series, The Secret Life of An American Teenager. After watching both DVD…
Created and produced by Brenda Hampton (7th Heaven),The Secret Life of An American Teenager was proposed to the Fox network nearly a decade ago. Fox eventually passed on the show, as did Lifetime. Not wanting to give up on the…