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Best 80s Teenflick
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cangel



Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: Jeonju, S. Korea

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 12:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vision Quest

Revenge of the Nerds

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Screwballs
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VanIslander



Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Beej wrote:
Better Off Dead
dmbfan wrote:
Say Anything
those are indeed his two best from that decade
but let's recall the three films inbetween which made him
AT THE TIME
the Michael Jackson of the 1980s teen flick subgenre:


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itaewonguy



Joined: 25 Mar 2003

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 3:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ive seen every film mentioned!
working in a video shop after school all I ever did was watch movies in the 80's hahahahaha
cant pick a best teen flick.. they all had good points!
they sure dont make movies like those any more though..
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ChopChaeJoe



Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think anyone mentioned Class, not so great anyways.

And all these Johns Hughes movies, but what about Some Kind of Wonderful? The best by far of his romances.

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home and Hiding Out were two funny Jon Cryer movies.

Private Lessons was a little risque', but I liked it when i was a kid.

Gotcha! might be considered in this line.
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Thumbnail Postermonkey



Joined: 24 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

1) Porky's
2) The Breakfast Club
3) Pretty in Pink
4) The Hitcher
5) Less Than Zero
6) River's Edge
7) Popeye
Cool Blade Runner
9) The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Maybe a '90s flick)
10) Goonies
11) Rsiky Business
12) Indiana Jones & the Lost Ark
13) Fatal Attraction
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Woland



Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fast Times was a '70s film, folks; I saw it in high school.

I'd go with Say Anything for romance, Animal House for comedy (Flounder was a freshman and thus only 18 in the story, making it a teen comedy).
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Maserial



Joined: 31 Jul 2005
Location: The Web

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Woland wrote:
Fast Times was a '70s film, folks; I saw it in high school.

I'd go with Say Anything for romance, Animal House for comedy (Flounder was a freshman and thus only 18 in the story, making it a teen comedy).


Aloha, Mr. Hand.


Let's not forget about the Ice Pirates.
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OiGirl



Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For Keeps, honorable mention to Private School for Girls.
Rolling Eyes
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OiGirl



Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Delirium's Brother wrote:
bombenhagen wrote:
Heathers is a classic.

Yes, Yes, Yes... I forgot that one.

OMG...yeah, how did we miss that one!?
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Nowhere Man



Joined: 08 Feb 2004

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quote:
1) Porky's
2) The Breakfast Club
3) Pretty in Pink
4) The Hitcher
5) Less Than Zero
6) River's Edge
7) Popeye
Cool Blade Runner
9) The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Maybe a '90s flick)
10) Goonies
11) Rsiky Business
12) Indiana Jones & the Lost Ark
13) Fatal Attraction


?

I suppose The Unbearable Lightness of Being sized up my teen angst well. How about Blue Velvet?Confused

I think the Breakfast Club wins. The way it's put together, it could even be presented as a play. While the characters may be stereotypical, it's a movie about stereotypes. It holds up better than most of those movies. there are few that I would even consider watching now.

Shortlist:
Say Anything
Heathers
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Hopelessly Human



Joined: 03 Oct 2006

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

three-legged dog wrote:
Young FRANKenstein wrote:
Planes Trains Automobiles


Yes, yes...mayhaps you are a tad confused methinketh.

Anyhoo, the correct answer be:



The second I thought Over The Edge, there it was, someone else already said it. I was surprized to see it mentioned. I loved that movie when I first saw it as a teenager. My other pick is Meatballs.

"Spaz, you're on your way."
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Woland



Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maserial wrote:
Woland wrote:
Fast Times was a '70s film, folks; I saw it in high school.

I'd go with Say Anything for romance, Animal House for comedy (Flounder was a freshman and thus only 18 in the story, making it a teen comedy).


Aloha, Mr. Hand.


I stand corrected. So, what the hell film was it that I went to see in the summer of 1979 with my friends Dave and Tim that has been replaced in my memory by Fast Times. I remember it so clearly because of having to pull off of Ridge Road on the drive back from Rochester because a torrential rain overwhelmed the wipers and left me driving blind. And when did I see Fast Times, and with whom? I am getting old.
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Maserial



Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Woland wrote:
Maserial wrote:
Woland wrote:
Fast Times was a '70s film, folks; I saw it in high school.

I'd go with Say Anything for romance, Animal House for comedy (Flounder was a freshman and thus only 18 in the story, making it a teen comedy).


Aloha, Mr. Hand.


I stand corrected. So, what the hell film was it that I went to see in the summer of 1979 with my friends Dave and Tim that has been replaced in my memory by Fast Times. I remember it so clearly because of having to pull off of Ridge Road on the drive back from Rochester because a torrential rain overwhelmed the wipers and left me driving blind. And when did I see Fast Times, and with whom? I am getting old.


Finally! After 455 (make that 456) posts, score one for Maserial! I wouldn't bask in such a thing, but you've got to understand, it may very well be the lone instance.








Bravo my life, and shit like that.
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SuperFly



Joined: 09 Jul 2003
Location: In the doghouse

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hollywood action wrote:
Quote:
Wolverines!



Saw it more than a few times back in the day. Kind of evokes a Lord of the Flies mentality, people forced into a situation where they have to form a hierarchy..etc. etc.

Most memorable scene: The previously soft spoken kid executes the traitor among them.


No one's mentioned The Basketball Diaries
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the1andonly



Joined: 08 Feb 2007

PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What? did anybody mention:

"Can't Buy Me Love"

The best! Dr. McDreamy in his prime!
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