Repertoire of elements of “Not another Teen Movie

Repertoire of elements of “Not another Teen Movie


Setting: American high school
Narrative: Parody of many teen movies. A poor geek girl gets a make over by main jock guy for him in time for prom. He gets his mean sister to do the make over; if the girl wins prom queen she wins her bother.
Characters: Mean girl, poor geek girl, main jock follower jock friends.
Title: “Not another teen movie”
Mise-en-scene: High school, money, teenagers, teachers, cars, American football, prom setting, homes, parent.
Written by: Mike Bender, Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson, Phil Beauman and Buddy Johnson.
Producer: Neal H. Moritz



Paradigms: high school, poor geek girl, mean girl, main jock guy, modern music, money, teenagers, parents, teachers and love.

Cast and characters:
Chyler Leigh as Janey Briggs (The ugly pretty girl)
Chris Evans as Jake Wyler (The Popular Jock)
Jaime Pressly as Priscilla (The Nasty Cheerleader)
Eric Christian Olsen as Austin (The Cocky Blond Guy)
Mia Kirshner as Catherine Wyler (The Cruelest Girl in School)
Deon Richmond as Malik Token (The Token Black Guy)
Eric Jungmann as Ricky Lipman (The Obsessed Best Friend)
Ron Lester as Reggie Ray (The Stupid Fat Guy)
Cody McMains as Mitch Briggs (The Desperate Virgin)
Sam Huntington as Ox (The Sensitive Guy)
Samm Levine as Bruce (The Wannabe)
Lacey Chabert as Amanda Becker (The Perfect Girl)



Soundtrack:
Tainted Love (Soft Cell) - Marilyn Manson
Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche Mode) - The Smashing Pumpkins
Blue Monday (New Order) - Orgy
The Metro (Berlin) - System of a Down
But Not Tonight (Depeche Mode) - Scott Weiland
Message of Love (The Pretenders) - Saliva
Bizarre Love Triangle (New Order) - Stabbing Westward
99 Red Balloons (Nena) - Goldfinger
I Melt with You (Modern English) - Mest
If You Leave (OMD) - Good Charlotte
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths) - Muse
Somebody's Baby (Jackson Browne) - Phantom Planet