| Coming of age is a rite of passage; in ancient | | | | frequently on satellite TV. |
| cultures, this transition is often represented in | | | | Rushmore: This quirky, off-beat comedy starring |
| rituals and ceremonies in which the child must | | | | Bill Murray and Jason Schwartman tells the tale of |
| endure through a series of trials to prove his | | | | an eccentric 15-year-old boy who attends |
| newfound status of adult. In modern times, | | | | Rushmore Academy. Max fills his schedule with |
| growing up isn't so clear cut; however it does | | | | extracurricular activities, which leave him no time |
| involve sacrifice, challenge and change. Films of | | | | to study; while flunking out of school, Max falls in |
| this genre often focus on the trials of growing up, | | | | love with a first grade teacher, compulsively lies |
| budding sexuality and the loss of innocence. You | | | | about his family, and gets into a fight with rich |
| can catch many of this films on satellite TV. | | | | industrialist Mr. Blume played by Murray. The film is |
| Stand By Me: Directed by Rob Reiner and starring | | | | a brilliant look at what it means to grow up. |
| River Phoenix, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland | | | | Watch the film in HD on any film channel on |
| and John Cusack. This movie is based on a | | | | satellite TV. |
| Stephen King novella which is set in a rural Oregon | | | | The Breakfast Club: The quintessential high school |
| town during the summer of 1959. Four friends, all | | | | drama, this movie directed by John Hughes gives |
| twelve years old, set to begin Jr. High, go on one | | | | us a glimpse into the world of teenage angst and |
| final adventure. They attempt to find a body of a | | | | antics. There's plenty of soul searching and |
| boy who was supposedly hit by a train. The story | | | | contempt for the grown up world. As the |
| is told as a flashback, with Richard Dreyfuss as | | | | character Allison so plaintively puts it 'when you |
| the narrator. It's a poignant story about the loss | | | | grow up, your heart dies.' This classic has |
| of innocence and the hardships of growing up. | | | | developed a cult-like status. |
| This is a classic bildungsroman movie that airs | | | | |