Do You Still Love All Those 80's Teen Movies? by Jongsstraw

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Do You Still Love All Those 80's Teen Movies?

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Thursday, November 8, 2012 2:10 PM

JONGSSTRAW

I definitely do. Very early this morning TBS showed "The Sure Thing." I probably hadn't seen it in over 25 years. I couldn't turn it off. Daphne Zuniga was so young and so sweet, and John Cusack was such a damn good actor in it. This old geezer actually got all emotional and teary-eyed. It reminded me of all those other great movies of the era. What are your favorites?

...Sixteen Candles
...Breakfast Club
...Pretty In Pink
...Vision Quest
...St. Elmo's Fire
...The Wild Life
...Private School
...Fast Times At Ridgemont High
...The Outsiders
...All The Right Moves
...Valley Girl
...Some Kind Of Wonderful
...Say Anything
...My Bodyguard
...Porky's
...Summer School
...Risky Business
...Class
...

I'm sure I missed a bunch.

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Thursday, November 8, 2012 11:16 PM

THESOMNAMBULIST

I wouldn't say love but I sure do have a fondness for the 'vibe' of those films.

Some Kind of Wonderful and the Breakfast Club certainly stand out. I remember liking the Sure Thing too.
One of the lesser ones that stuck in my mind was Better Off Dead with John Cusack: It's been years since I've seen it and it's probably awful, but I remember liking it back then... Also My Science Project, do you remember that? Weird film about some kid digging up a time machine from an aircraft graveyard...

I do remember having a crush on Ally Sheedy. Especially when she was in War Games and Short Circuit! So cute! Oh there's another: Ferris Bueller's Day Off - (which I hated because he was such a spoilt brat!!!))

Oh boy nostalgia trip!! Might have to see if I can rent Sure Thing now....

°...Well here I am.°

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Friday, November 9, 2012 3:27 AM

BUP

No more running. I aim to misbehave.

Pretty in Pink, Some Kind Of Wonderful, my current favorite is Say Anything.

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Friday, November 9, 2012 4:55 AM

JO753

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Ye! Lots uv great stuff! And there are a bunch that I never saw, including a few in your list.

I saw Hiding Out for the 1st time last year. Didnt even know it existed till I found this on Youtube:

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Friday, November 9, 2012 10:15 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Me too Sleepy, fondness abounds for those 80s classics:

Fast Times...
Pretty in Pink (I was in love with Molly Ringwald)
Say Anything (Cusack's quirky performance)
Ferris Bueller (Save Ferris)
Adventures in Babysitting
Real Genius

and the ultimate in teen movies

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (69 dude! So-crates! Party On!)
Two Great Ones: Bill S. Preston, Esq. and "Ted" Theodore Logan

SGG

Caesar - the salad eating dude!

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Friday, November 9, 2012 10:27 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Yeah, I get nostalgic whenever I see those oldies but goodies.

I just thought of one more from the Fabulous 80s..................

Legend of Billie Jean, 1985

with Helen and Christian Slater (not related)

"Fair is Fair"

"Hubie and the truth have a way of not gettin' along with each other."

SGG

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Saturday, November 10, 2012 5:36 AM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

Most all of John Hughes' films are worth revisiting, but some others on your list I can not recommend. All prints of Porky's and its sequels should be burned.

Along with The Outsiders, you should have also mentioned Rumble Fish.

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Saturday, November 10, 2012 8:18 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST

Shiny.

Good call on Real Genius - I'd forgotten about that one, and how much I liked that at the time! Do you also remember Misfit's of Science? And what about "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" ?
The 80's eh....

°...Well here I am.°

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 4:45 AM

OLDGUY

What Would Mal do ?

like much of the music of the 80s.. I tried to let the whole genre pass right by me...but I have to confess..on a slow day of TV home in bed with the flu, I've let the tube burn and gotten caught up in a couple of these...
without a doubt, I still count one of the best kiss scenes ever to have been with Mary Stewart in Some Kind of Wonderful... Eric was a bit of a nothing actor, Lea was just an object and did as good as she typically can..that's fine..but Mary..my goodness she took the flick to another level.

light duty entertainment...nursery garden for growing so many young actors...all good stuff..but i can't say the last time i bothered to go looking for one of those flicks and they aren't on my bookshelves....

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 8:31 PM

RIONAEIRE

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I love Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure!!!!! I also like Adventures in Babysitting. I hated the Breakfast Club and Buckaroo Banzai

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Friday, November 23, 2012 4:51 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

The soundtrack from Valley Girl is, imo, the epitome of all 80's Teen movie sound tracks.

Funny, seeing the 'adults' back then, and now realizing I'm at their age, or so.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Friday, November 23, 2012 7:02 AM

JONGSSTRAW

I couldn't agree more about the soundtrack from Valley Girl. It was so good in fact they released 2 cd's from it. Also, remember the moms....Lee Purcell and Colleen Camp? Hubba bubba hubba, homina homina homina!

Track Listings

1. A Million Miles Away - The Plimsouls
2. Johnny, Are You Queer? - Josie Cotton
3. Eyes Of A Stranger - Payolas
4. Angst In My Pants - Sparks
5. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work
6. Everywhere At Once - The Plimsouls
7. I La La La Love You - Pat Travers' Black Pearl
8. He Could Be The One - Josie Cotton
9. Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs
10. Jukebox (Don't Put Another Dime) - The Flirts
11. The Fanatic - Felony
12. She Talks In Stereo - Gary Myrick & The Figures
13. Oldest Story In The World - The Plimsouls
14. School Is In - Josie Cotton
15. I Melt With You - Modern English

Track Listings - pt. II

1. Girls Like Me - Bonnie Hayes With The Wild Combo
2. Eaten By The Monster Of Love - Sparks
3. Mickey - Toni Basil
4. Zero Hour (Original Version) - The Plimsouls
5. He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' - Bananarama
6. In The Name Of Love - Thompson Twins
7. The Earthquake Song - Little Girls
8. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
9. Cool Places - Sparks & Jane Wiedlin
10. Town Called Malice - The Jam
11. I Eat Cannibals - Total Coelo
12. Time To Win - Gary Myrick & The Figures
13. Voo Doo - Rachel Sweet
14. Marina Men - Valley Girls
15. Pocket Pool - Killer Pussy
16. Shelly's Boyfriend - Bonnie Hayes With The Wild Combo

OK, so now give me your five favorite songs. Mine are...

1. Eaten By The Monster Of Love
2. A Million Miles Away
3. He Could Be The One
4. I Melt With You
5. Johnny, Are You Queer?

(I had a big thing for Josie Cotton)

My favorite line(s) from the movie was spoken by Michael Bowen...of Less Than Zero and Night Of The Comet fame...

"Who else is there? No other val dude can touch me!"

"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the Republic."

Benjamin Franklin

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Friday, November 23, 2012 12:20 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
I couldn't agree more about the soundtrack from Valley Girl. It was so good in fact they released 2 cd's from it. Also, remember the moms....Lee Purcell and Colleen Camp? Hubba bubba hubba, homina homina homina!

No kidding about the MILF's there. And Colleen Camp, she's always sorta fascinated me, w/ her characters. I don't know what it was, but she always seemed to stand out with her direct, matter of fact persona. I found it funny and refreshing.

As for fav songs... good grief. Too tough to call. The Plimsouls are all over that sound track, and for good reason. Men at Work ? Josie Cotton ? The P-furs? Bananarama ? All great stuff.

I saw the Pat Traver's band, in a hotel ball room, one spring break, in Daytona..

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Friday, November 23, 2012 1:47 PM

JONGSSTRAW

Here's an interesting tidbit of trivia about Colleen Camp. She was Deborah Foreman's mom in the movie, and Frederick Forrest was the dad. They were ex-hippies who now owned a health food store. And they both still liked to puff a little of the old green now and then too.

Four years earlier Camp and Forrest had appeared together in Apocalypse Now. Forrest played 'Chef' of course, and Camp played Miss May, one of the Playboy dancers entertaining Forrest and the others until the stage got rushed.

"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the Republic."

Benjamin Franklin

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Friday, November 23, 2012 3:10 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

I remember her being a character in Magnum,PI. Weird, that such a supporting actress would stand out like that, but what can I say ?

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Friday, November 23, 2012 8:53 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai ---- Wow! That brings back memories.

I just thought of another:

Adventures in Babysitting

SGG

"Nobody leaves here without singing the Blues"

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Friday, November 23, 2012 9:11 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Colleen Camp was the French Upstairs maid in Clue, 1985. so, yes I remember she was a babe. As Wayne would say, babe-alicious.

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/colleen%20camp?before=1345810592

hubba, hubba - homina, homina, homina!!!!!

SGG

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Saturday, November 24, 2012 4:46 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Colleen Camp was the French Upstairs maid in Clue, 1985. so, yes I remember she was a babe. As Wayne would say, babe-alicious.

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/colleen%20camp?before=1345810592

hubba, hubba - homina, homina, homina!!!!!

SGG

She sorta reminds me of the character Rose, from 2 and 1/2 Men. Not the voice, of course.

And Buckaroo Banzi... weird 80's flick , to be sure. I found it entertaining, but not sure how it qualifies as a TEEN flick. Oh well.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Saturday, November 24, 2012 9:04 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST

Has anyone mentioned Weird Science yet? Crazy flick! My cousin dated Kelly Le Brock just before she became famous. Well I say dated... He... well... He sort of... You know... Ummm.

°...Well here I am.°

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Saturday, November 24, 2012 9:39 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by THESOMNAMBULIST:
Has anyone mentioned Weird Science yet? Crazy flick! My cousin dated Kelly Le Brock just before she became famous. Well I say dated... He... well... He sort of... You know... Ummm.

°...Well here I am.°

Your cousin is a very, very lucky man.

And yeah, classic 80's teen flick, to be sure.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

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Saturday, December 1, 2012 7:36 PM

SHINYGOODGUY

Yes, Sleepy, it means the same thing on this side of the pond.

hee, hee, hee!

The above was an excerpt from a Archie & Jughead comic book.

SGG

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