Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa worry about a surprisingly grim, historically successful bargain that demands a young person trade their body, future, and identity for a small town’s idea of glory.
This is part of a series that overlaps with, and extends, Brian Raftery’s 2020 book “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen”. Screenings include: “Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998), “Varsity Blues” (Brian Robbins, 1999), “The Blair Witch Project” (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999), “The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999), “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999), “South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut” (Trey Parker, 1999), “Free Enterprise” (Robert Meyer Burnett, 1999), “Eyes Wide Shut” (Stanely Kubrick, 1999), “Twin Falls Idaho” (Michael Polish, 1999), “American Beauty” (Sam Mendes, 1999), “Three Kings” (David O. Russell, 1999), “Boys Don't Cry” (Kimberly Peirce, 1999), “Topsy-Turvy” (Mike Leigh, 1999), “Magnolia” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999), and “Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes” (Cass Paley, 1998).
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Referenced media:
- “The Real World” (Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray, 1992-2017)
- “Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream” (1990) by H.G. Bissinger
- “Friday Night Lights” (Peter Berg, 2004)
- “Friday Night Lights” (Jason Katims, 2006-2011)
- “Against the Grain” (Michael Pavone and Dave Alan Johnson, 1993)
- “I Can’t Believe I Did the Whole Team” (John T. Bone, 1994)
- “Dazed and Confused” (Richard Linklater, 1993)
- “American Graffiti” (George Lucas, 1973)
- “The State” (Kevin Allison, Michael Ian Black, Robert Ben Garant, Todd Holoubek, Michael Patrick Jann, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Thomas Lennon, Joe Lo Truglio, Ken Marino, Michael Showalter, and David Wain, 1994-1995)
- “Beavis and Butt-Head” (Mike Judge, 1993-1997)
- “Liquid Television” (Japhet Asher, 1991-1995)
- “Total Request Live” (Tony DiSanto and Carson Daly, 1998-2008)
- “Dawson’s Creek” (Kevin Williamson, 1993-2003)
- “Top Gun” (Tony Scott, 1986)
- “The Water Boy” (Frank Coraci, 1998)
- “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” (Danny Cannon, 1998)
- “She’s All That” (Robert Iscove, 1999)
- “Blast from the Past” (Hugh Wilson, 1999)
- “Jawbreaker” (Darren Stein, 1999)
- “Cruel Intentions” (Roger Kumble, 1999)
- “The Rage: Carrie 2” (Katt Shea, 1999)
- “10 Things I Hate About You” (Gil Junger, 1999)
- “The Full Monty” (Peter Cattaneo, 1997)
Audio quotation:
- “Varsity Blues” (Brian Robbins, 1999), including “Run to Touchdown” by Mark Isham, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcZFSpYGNRk&list=RDvcZFSpYGNRk&start_radio=1; “My Hero” (1998) written by Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, and Nate Mendel, and performed by Foo Fighters; “Nice Guys Finish Last” (1999) written and performed by Green Day; “Hot For Teacher” (1984) written and performed by Van Halen
- “MTV Bumper - Moon Man” (1981) written and performed by Jonathan Elias and John Petersen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqPBUrXgrTw
- “Whole Lotta Love” (1969) written by John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant, and performed by Led Zeppelin, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQmmM_qwG4k&list=RDHQmmM_qwG4k&start_radio=1
- “When You Wish Upon a Star” (1985) written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington, and arranged by John Debney, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayRlrAtnmlY
- “1999” (2018) written by Charlotte Aitchison, Jonnali Parmenius, Oscar Holter, Troye Sivan, Brett McLaughlin, and Max Martin, and performed by Charlie XCX and Troye Sivan, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYVtjAInQY0&list=PLQl1_YXgq4hjhZwnlRPMF-Z9aXe89WZAn&index=1
- “1999” (1982) written and performed by Prince, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblt2EtFfC4&list=RDrblt2EtFfC4&start_radio=1
- “Millenium” (1998) written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, Leslie Bricusse, and John Barry, and performed by Robbie Williams, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcWOviMI6Lk&list=RDxcWOviMI6Lk&start_radio=1