15 Timeless Coming-of-Age Movie Soundtracks
From ''The Graduate'' to ''(500) Days of Summer,'' the tunes that set the tone for classic movie characters' Big Life Moments
By EW Staff Updated June 29, 2009 at 03:30 PM EDT
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Tony's Solo, Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Tony's Solo, Saturday Night Fever (1977)
No doubt Tony Manero's a man's man. A young John Travolta has the ladies entranced with his disco moves in this famous clip from the '70s movie. Of course, those tight bell-bottoms didn't hurt his cause either.
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Phoebe Cates, Fast Times at Ridgemont High
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The Big Chill, Jeff Goldblum, ...
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Footloose, Kevin Bacon, ...
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1. Dazed And Confused (1993)
Matthew McConaughey, Dazed And Confused | Richard Linklater's slacker opus glides along on a buzz stoked by Aerosmith and carefree youth. You don't need to have a joint to hang with
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Richard Linklater's slacker opus glides along on a buzz stoked by Aerosmith and carefree youth. You don't need to have a joint to hang with these Texas teens celebrating their last day of school...but as Wooderson (Matthew McConaughey) would say, ''it'd be a lot cooler if you did.''
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40. Reality Bites (1994)
Steve Zahn, Ethan Hawke, ... | The slacker chic worn by the cult movie's cast (as well as Lisa ''Stay'' Loeb's signature cat-eye frames) gave twentysomethings a new wardrobe for the
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The slacker chic worn by the cult movie's cast (as well as Lisa ''Stay'' Loeb's signature cat-eye frames) gave twentysomethings a new wardrobe for the coffee shop.
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Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, ...
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Almost Famous, Kate Hudson, ... | Every Cameron Crowe film is, in one way or another, about romance, rock & roll, and his romance with rock & roll. This power ballad
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Garden State, Natalie Portman, ...
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Juno, Ellen Page, ...
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(500) Days of Summer, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ...
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By EW Staff