Actress Amy Locane (1971)

Going All the Way (1997) is an American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Pellington, in his feature film debut. Set in 1954, it follows the story of two soldiers who meet on a train to Indianapolis after serving in the Korean War. One is GI Sonny Burns, while the other is popular athlete Gunner Casselman. Despite their differences, they quickly form a strong bond of friendship. Sonny’s mother Alma and his father Elwood are very strict, while Gunner’s mother Nina is more alluring. Sonny has a girlfriend, Buddy Porte, while Gunner dates Deedee. Sonny also teaches photography to Gunner and they become ...

The American drama film, School Ties (1992), directed by Robert Mandel, follows the story of 17-year-old David Greene. Despite his working class background in Scranton, Pennsylvania, David receives a scholarship to exclusive Massachusetts prep school St. Matthew’s Academy for his senior year due to his impressive grades and football skills. Before arriving at the school, he is involved in a fight with a nearby motorcycle gang who insults him for being Jewish, resulting in a bruised forehead. At St. Matthew’s, he meets his roommate Chris Reese and fellow teammates Rip Van Kelt, Charlie Dillon, Jack Connors ...

Cry-Baby (1990), a film by John Waters, takes place in Baltimore in the year 1954. The protagonist, Wade ‘Cry-Baby’ Walker, is known for his ability to produce a solitary tear. He leads a group of rebellious individuals known as the ‘drapes’, which includes his sister Pepper, tough girl Mona ‘Hatchet-Face’ Malnorowski and her devoted boyfriend Milton Hackett, and sexually mature Wanda Woodward. Allison Vernon-Williams, a wealthy girl tired of conforming to societal norms, falls for Cry-Baby after they meet at a talent show at her grandmother’s Charm School. Despite her initial ...