This post is brought to you by Out There, premiering tonight at 10:30/9:30c on IFC.
Yesterday we brought you Part I of our 20 favorite coming-of-age characters from movies and TV, spanning from 1985's Claire "The Princess" Standish to 2007's Seth from Superbad. Here are our ten remaining picks to further rouse your high school nostalgia and embarrassment, featuring everyone from the uptight best friend to the popular girl-turned-murderer.
This post is brought to you by Out There, premiering tomorrow night at 10:30pm/9:30pm C on IFC.
While the fringe jackets and bell bottoms may have changed to purple leather, poofy hair, and shoulder pads and the soundtracks have evolved from The Partridge Family to Tom Petty to Simple Minds, transitioning from adolescence to adulthood is a universal experience, and you can learn a lot about someone (more specifically, which decade they grew up) based on their favorite coming-of-age films and television shows. In anticipation of IFC's new series Out There, here's a two-part look at 20 memorable characters who came of age onscreen, in no particular order.
