6 Forgotten Teen Comedies

It's May, the school year is winding down, proms and graduations are in full swing. Teenagers are looking for summer jobs, learning how to drive, or thinking of what to do for a unforgettable summer. 

So I started thinking about teen focused movies, namely ones not really remembered. For every Fast Times At Ridgemont High, Breakfast Club, Clueless, Can't Hardly Wait,  and American Pie. There are additional teen focuses films just as good, that don't get the same appreciation.

Switching it up a bit here are six forgotten Teen movies.

Book Of Love

Released in 1990, this 35 year old film still holds up...if you can find it anywhere. The two biggest stars in the film are Michael McKean (played the douchebag in plenty of 80's and 90's movies). And Keith Coogan, best known as Christina Applegates slacker brother in Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead. 

Primarily set in the 1950's, a new kid in town during his senior year, is spilt between two girls he likes. He tries to woo both in an effort to have a date at senior prom. The movie is funny, has some dramatic moments, and for middle aged grown ups in the 90's reminds them of a simpler time.

Get Over It

This 2001 film a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream play. The film stars Kristen Dunst and Ben Foster as a high school couple, who recently broke up. As most high schoolers feel after a break up they feel it's the end of the world. Foster's character joins the school play in an attempt to woo Dunst's character back.

Sisqo, Colin Hanks, and Shane West have supporting roles in the film. It touches on a overlooked aspect of the teenage love experience, moving on. 

The New Guy 

DJ Qualls fresh off his scene stealing role in Road Trip, managed to gain a starring role in a film. 2002's The New Guy features Qualls as Dizzy, a kid who looking back has some internal issues to work out. He gets himself expelled from his high school, learning how to reinvent himself from a prisoner he met in jail. Dizzy moves to a new high school to be the man.

Soon he is the most popular kid at his new school. Dating a class beauty, and being the cool guy. That is until his past catches up with him. It has a few laughs but has good heart on being yourself. A great message for teenagers of any era.

John Tucker Must Die

This 2006 film is a hidden gem favorite of teens during the mid aught. It has sadly been lost to the sands of time as years passed. Jesse Metclafe who at the time was best known for Desperate Housewives, plays high school basketball star and womanizer John Tucker. Somehow, he's been secretly dating 3 different young ladies at the school. The 3 ladies played by Brittany Snow, Ashanti, and Sophia Bush eventually learn he's been playing them. 

Alongside a shy under the radar student, played by Arielle Kebbel. They brainstorm a plan to get back at and humilate Tucker. A solid high school take on ths players getting played trope, and the games played in high school and one feels humiliated.

License To Drive

This 1988 film starring Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, released during the height of the Two Corey's Mania in the 80's. It's another one that is sadly being forgotten as time passes, but I loved it as a kid. Corey Haim stars as Les a teenager on his way to obtaining his drivers license. He doesn't get it but under some false pretenses, manages to score a date night with Mercedes played by Heather Graham. Well date night doesn't go as planned.

This movie had me eagerly anticipating being old enough to drive. Covering that teenage rite of passage obtaining a driver's license and being "free". Not knowing the headaches that come with driving. It also was my introduction to Billy Ocean's catchy tune

Trojan War

1997's Trojan War has an important message about safe sex, through a night of mishaps. Starring Will Friedle and Jennifer Love Hewitt, along with a supporting cast of 90's teen/young adulf actors you know by face. Friedle stars as standard run of the mill teenager named Brad. Brad has a crush on arguably the most popular girl in school named Brooke.

Well Brooke invites him over to tutor and attempts to initiate some play time. Brad didn't come prepared and rushes to obtain a condom. Running into road block after road block to get back to Brooke. In the process learning the one for him was right under his nose