John Carpenter dissecting 50s teen angst? Roger Corman on rebellion? This is film school in 48 minutes.
This documentary was broadcast on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) cable channel to kick off the presentation of films related to TCM's theme of the month for September 2001. Actors Lee Grant and Paul Mazursky, producer Roger Corman, director John Carpenter, film critic Molly Haskell, and journalist Peter Biskind discuss the issues involved in six films of the 1950s. Topics include teenage loneliness, youth rebellion, changing gender roles, and the beginning of the sexual revolution.
Acting
Lee Grant's sharp, unfiltered commentary steals every frame
Direction
Coates lets legends riff without overproducing
Director
Charlie Coates
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired September 2001, making it a time capsule of pre-9/11 cultural analysis—film history before everything shifted.
Paul Mazursky's presence matters: he directed Harry and Tonto and An Unmarried Woman, directly inheriting the 50s themes he discusses here.
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