Good coming of age movies/teen comedies- Risky Business, Ferriss Bueller etc

tech77

Just flicking through the channels there and Risky Business is on.
What a great blast from the past.

Definitely up there with Ferriss Bueller's day off IMO.
Got me thinking- what are your favourite Coming of Age films.

Edit:
"Sometimes you just gotta say what the fcuk"

Red Sleeping Beauty

It depends what age you are. Do you mean those raft of 80's films where 20yr old actors played teens being rebelious ?

If so , I'd add War Games to the list. It's a really fun film and it's more dated than spandex and synths - lol at his "dialup".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames

krudler

The Breakfast Club

Mr.Nice Guy

Fast Times at Ridgemont High. (worth it alone for the Phoebe Cates scene)

Also not quite a teen comedy but Stand By Me is a great coming-of-age movie.

bnt

krudler wrote: »

The Breakfast Club

I like all three of the films Molly Ringwald made in that era. She was the right age too (16-18), not a 20-something playing a teenager, which definitely helped:

• Sixteen Candles (1984)
• The Breakfast Club (1985)
• Pretty In Pink (1986)

If you're not sure whether you've seen Sixteen Candles or not, three words will jog your memory: Long Duk Dong. :pac:

edit: have a trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EiYcg7yDnE

tech77

Alan Rouge wrote: »

It depends what age you are. Do you mean those raft of 80's films where 20yr old actors played teens being rebelious ?

If so , I'd add War Games to the list. It's a really fun film and it's more dated than spandex and synths - lol at his "dialup".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WarGames

Back when Matthew Broderick was cool.
Just realised that's your one from The Breakfast Club, Ali Sheedy.

Magic Eight Ball

Dazed and Confused

eagle eye

Anyone remember The Sure Thing. John Cusack's breakout movie. Very enjoyable.

m83

Licence to Drive.

Aysha

Some kind of wonderful

The Pontiac

eagle eye wrote: »

Anyone remember The Sure Thing. John Cusack's breakout movie. Very enjoyable.

That's the one I was going to mention...Say Anything starring Cusack is good also.

pinksoir

Why Weird Science of course!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tiKR7eVfxY

Magic Eight Ball

American Graffiti

Mr.Nice Guy

Anyone seen Adventures in Babysitting? It stars Elisabeth Shue. Haven't seen it in a while but I enjoyed it when I watched it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FOQNuKcf7s

tech77

Trevor Coulahan wrote: »

Dazed and Confused

Yeah, great film.
Really need to watch some of these again.

p to the e

It seems i may a bit younger than a few people here as my coming of age film had to be "American Pie". It was the film everyone between a certain age had to see. My having sex with a pie is your topless Phoebe Cates. By the by does anyone know she's married to Kevin Kline now? Marvellous

Ruu_Old

Animal House wasn't too bad.

kraggy

bnt wrote: »

I like all three of the films Molly Ringwald made in that era. She was the right age too (16-18), not a 20-something playing a teenager, which definitely helped:

• Sixteen Candles (1984)
• The Breakfast Club (1985)
• Pretty In Pink (1986)

If you're not sure whether you've seen Sixteen Candles or not, three words will jog your memory: Long Duk Dong. :pac:

edit: have a trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EiYcg7yDnE

That's so weird...

The girl in the trailor you provided reminded me of Patricia Arquette (mostly in the way she talks).

So I looked up her up on imdb and it turns out she appeared in one episode of Medium, in which Patricia Arquette has the staring role.

kraggy

p to the e wrote: »

It seems i may a bit younger than a few people here as my coming of age film had to be "American Pie". It was the film everyone between a certain age had to see. My having sex with a pie is your topless Phoebe Cates. By the by does anyone know she's married to Kevin Klione now? Marvellous

So, is the letter "i" in the middle of your username?

Podge2k7

m83 wrote: »

Licence to Drive.

I was gonna recomend that film myself.Saw it about six months ago and thought it was quite good.

L31mr0d

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Coming-of-age_films

I'll go with Leon... and in an odd juxtaposition, the Karate Kid.

p to the e

kraggy wrote: »

So, is the letter "i" in the middle of your username?

A shrewd deduction. a little too shrewd if you ask me. Just thought of another one. "The Goonies" was something of a coming of age film aswell.

JP Liz

The Last Picture Show
The Man in the Moon
Stand by Me
Breaking Away
The Breakfast Club
Say Anything
The Sure Thing
Heathers
Superbad
My Girl
Almost Famous
Some Kind of Wonderful

Lamper.sffc

Trevor Coulahan wrote: »

Dazed and Confused

lostexpectation

anyone see mclovin on conan the other night he went to london to do a film for the summer apparently met a 25 yr old girl,he's 19, now back in the states he siad she would have to be his european girl.

shrapnel222

wow no one has mentioned "the outsiders". great film. a real blast from the past, as all the actors did really well after that.

also St Elmo's fire, youngblood, revenge of the nerds, porky's

redtom

And no-one has mentioned early Kevin Costner flick Fandango? Seriously good show, recommend checking it out...

"There's nothing wrong with going nowhere, son. It's a privilege of youth."

razorblunt

American Pie would be my one, outstanding film!

eagle eye

Just seen The Wackness. Really enjoyed it, recommend it to you all. Imdb