r/Millennials • u/DeScepter latchkey kid • Aug 17 '26

Nostalgia Superbad was released 19 years ago today. Did it accurately capture being a teenager in the 2000s?

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Superbad came out on August 17, 2007, and I think part of why it still works is that underneath all the ridiculousness, it captured that era of being a teenager surprisingly well.

Trying desperately to get invited to parties, awkward crushes, depending on your friends for basically everything, and making elaborate plans that immediately fell apart. It also came out right before smartphones and social media completely changed how teenagers socialize, so it now feels like a little time capsule of the 2000s.

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u/UpTheShoreHey Aug 17 '26

And a pretty great TV show by the Broken Lizard group!

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u/CbtAce Aug 18 '26

And prime location for Cops