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  • Movie Reviewer, NPR
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This Pride month, teen flicks are recasting familiar tropes with a queer sensibility

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By Bob Mondello
| WUWM-FM (Milwaukee, WI) Verified
Summer movies aimed at high-schoolers — comedies, romances, horror flicks — have been a tradition for ages. Think Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Dirty Dancing and the original Friday the 13th, which all drew hot-weather crowds back in the 1980s. This summer, the movies are queer — not just in casting, but in method and purpose. These three teen flicks transform familiar movie styles by bringing them an LGBTQ sensibility.
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