Teen Adaptations, Ranked

EPISODE 172: Lit-to-Teen Flicks: Calling all bookworms and movie buffs! This week on Binge Movies, Jason teams up with Amy Lewis of The Pop Culture Retrospective Podcast to rank the best teen movie adaptations of classic literature!

Get ready for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as we dissect these high school reimaginings:

• Clueless (1995): As If! We'll debate whether Cher Horowitz's adventures in matchmaking are a faithful (or clueless) take on Jane Austen's Emma.
• 10 Things I Hate About You (1999): Can a shrew be tamed in the halls of a modern high school? We'll analyze this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
• Cruel Intentions (1999): Get ready for some scandalous secrets and manipulative teens in this step sibling reimagining of Dangerous Liaisons.
• She's the Man (2006): Can Viola take on the role of her twin brother in this take on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night?
• Easy A (2010): Is a scarlet letter the new "it" accessory? We'll discuss the modern twist on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.

Join Jason and Amy as we:

• Relive the iconic fashion, teen drama, and quotable lines.
• Settle the score: Which adaptation reigns supreme?

So, polish your tiaras, dust off your letterman jackets, and get ready for a reappraisal of your teen years!

HOST: Jason

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