''The Teenage Textbook Movie'' is a film adaptation of
Adrian Tan's bestselling 1988 novel ''
The Teenage Textbook
''The Teenage Textbook'' is a novel by the Singaporean author Adrian Tan, first published by Hotspot Books in 1988. The book was a bestseller in Singapore, and was followed by a sequel, ''The Teenage Workbook'', in 1989. The books followed the li ...
''. It is a lighthearted look at the lives of four students in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
as they start junior college.
Premise
When Mui Ee attends Paya Lebar Junior College with her best friend Sissy Song, she encounters a new life form: boys. There are many, but only one will win her heart.
Cast
* Melody Chen
* Caleb Goh
* Lim Hwee Sze
* Adrian Tan
Reception
Yong Siew Fern of ''
The New Paper
''The New Paper'' is a Singaporean newspaper in tabloid form. It was originally published as a "noon paper", but since 2016 has been published daily as a freesheet in the morning from 7 a.m. onwards.
History
First launched on 26 July 1988, ...
'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that "Unobtrusive acting and music-video editing combine to make this movie very much like your teen years - it will pass at its strolling pace, but it will be entertaining."
References
External links
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1998 films
Films based on Singaporean novels
Singaporean comedy films
1998 comedy films
1990s English-language films
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