Summary of 'Youth culture movies: how soon is too soon?'

• The magic number is 13 years before making a youth culture film
• 90s rave culture is difficult to pursue any artistic or box-office success
• Human Traffic portrays a bunch of clubbers going through highs and comedowns of an E-enhanced night in early 90s Cardiff 
• The benefit of further hindsight makes films more nuanced and profound
• 'the last days of Sex Pistols legend Sid Vicious' came out a mere 8 years after the events it was addressing. This was too close to effectively process what had gone on
• Period films are expected to contextualise and analyse, to foster or confront nostalgia and explain why adults have become who they are now
• "A significant period of time has to pass between the height of the experience you are seeking to capture and the release of your film" Anything between 13-25 years
• Youth focus is identifiable through music,fashion and haircuts
• There is an importance of establishing a link between the era covered in the movie and the social concerns nagging at its present day audience
• Director Richard Jobson is taking on a sequel to Quadrophenia with a time gap of 40 years however, the story has crucial modern parallels. Its about a new decade and a state of emergency Britain 
• Affection for personal youth reboots due to milestones of marriage, parenthood or mortgages as well as financial and familial responsibilities
• The middle age desire to recapture a brief moment of freedom and invention that youth once provided
• People want to return to the moment when they found out who they were
• Films about teenagers often serve the need of ageing film makers to look back on meanings to explain

To summarise, there is a time limit on the release of Youth culture films, as enough time has to spare after the event in order for film makers to process what has gone on.