5 Teen Movie Plots Ruined By Modern Technology

Over a decade later, these feature-length capers would pan out much differently.

Road Trip (2000)

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Plot: 'Josh and Tiffany have been together since they were kids. ENTER Beth, a sexy blonde going to college with Josh. One night, Josh and Beth hook up and make a videotape the same day that Josh plans to mail a video to Tiffany of him talking about college life. The wrong tape gets sent, forcing Josh, along with a few pals, to go to Austin, where Tiffany is, and stop her from seeing the tape. Full of laughs, you'll be sure to enjoy Road Trip.' (IMDB)

Why It Doesn't Work Anymore: Instead of mailing a tape, Josh uploads his video to YouTube. A two day road trip across America is replaced by five minutes of Josh frantically trying to delete the video before anyone sees it.

Never Been Kissed (1999)

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Plot: 'Chicago Sun Times copy editor Josie Gellar (25), who was desperate to graduate from perfectionist copy editor to reporter, gets her chance when the goody owner orders the editor to cover the high-school scene by undercover. Josie, who was a frustrated, ridiculed nerd, gets a popular make-over from her drop-out, naturally funny brother Rob Geller. Both siblings find love and joys of youth again. But in Josie's case, it's sensitive bachelor teacher Sam Coulson, who enjoys sophisticated conversation. As the publication deadline approaches, the price of blowing their cover seems ever more daunting, yet inevitable unless she sacrifices her career.' (IMDB)

Why It Doesn't Work Anymore: Due to the fact that no one buys newspapers anymore, there's no room in The Chicago Sun Times' budget for undercover operations. Instead, Josie's "research" consists of her monitoring the Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook and Instagram feeds of the local high-school students while sobbing over her misspent youth. She never leaves the computer. She never gets kissed.

Cruel Intentions (1999)

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Plot: 'Kathryn makes a bet that her step-brother, Sebastian, won't be able to bed Annette (a virgin, who wants to wait until marriage) before the start of the school year. If he loses, Kathryn gets his Roadster, if he wins, he gets Kathryn' (IMDB)

Why It Doesn't Work Anymore: While using StumbleUpon, someone finds Sebastian's blog, which he has been using as his diary. The link spreads among their peers, revealing the pair's sordid relationship to the world. They become the subjects of incest themed internet memes as well as social pariahs/online celebrities.

Euro Trip (2004)

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Plot: 'Ohio high school student Scott Thomas is a good student and nice guy - albeit a little predictable - who is about to graduate and go into pre-med. He is unceremoniously dumped by his whorish girlfriend Fiona on graduation day. Among the people he turns to in his hour of despair is his German pen pal, Mike. Scott and Mike seem to have a special connection. After Mike makes advances to Scott now that he and Fiona are not seeing each other, Scott abruptly sends Mike a message saying he never wants to hear from him again. However, Scott learns shorty thereafter that Mike is actually a beautiful girl named Mieke. By this time, Mieke has blocked his messages. Thinking that Mieke is actually who he was meant to be with, Scott, impulsively for a change, decides to go to Berlin to be with her. Along for the ride is Scott's best friend, the girl crazy Cooper Harris.' (IMDB)

Why It Doesn't Work Anymore: Scott and Mieke are Facebook friends and there is no confusion about her gender. Unless, of course, she's Catfishing him, but that's a whole other movie.

(There were actually a few social networks active in 2004, so it's plausible that this storyline didn't even work when the movie came out)

American Pie (1999)

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Plot: 'Jim, Oz, Finch and Kevin are four friends who make a pact that before they graduate they will all lose their virginity. The hard job now is how to reach that goal by prom night. Whilst Oz begins singing to grab attention and Kevin tries to persuade his girlfriend, Finch tries any easy route of spreading rumors and Jim fails miserably. Whether it is being caught on top of a pie or on the Internet, Jim always end up with his trusty sex advice from his father. Will they achieve their goal of getting laid by prom night? Or will they learn something much different.' (IMDB)

Why It Doesn't Work Anymore: Because no one wants to see a movie called 'American Flesh Light'.