Seminal Teen Flicks

ozpass

What movies did you watch to death as a youngster? Most females of my generation will whine endlessly about what a class film 'Dirty Dancing' is. Personally I thought it was crap and preferred the likes of 'Weird Science' and 'Dazed and Confused' with the occasional 'Airplane' marathon.

I'm not talking about acknowledged classics like Star Wars, more those quirky 'feel good' flicks that used to do the rounds at school ('The Breakfast Club' et al).

What were yours?

Mr E

Breakfast Club goes without saying. The Sure Thing (one of John Cusacks first movies) was also a favourite. And don't forget Ferris !!

- Dave.

Vexorg

Ferris Buellers day off..
Pretty in Pink..

Not really a teen flicks ... but repo man, stop making sense, blues brothers, blazing saddles and young frankenstein were seen many many times as a teenager....

Used to know Smokey and The Bandit word for word for some reason...


V.

The_Bullman

Porkeys and also blues brothers. All that needless distruction. Class

Ste-

Anything with Arnie in it.

and Ferris Buellers day off was a personel fave

Cake Fiend

Dragnet baby. And the Police Academy series.

Pigman II

For me anyway 'the' 80's movies are .....

Back to the Future
Big
Biloxi Blues
The Breakfast Club
Catholic Boys
The Color of Money
Commando
Die Hard
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Ghostbusters
Goonies
Gremlins
The Karate Kid
Labyrinth
The Lost Boys
The Princess Bride
Robocop
The Running Man
spaceballs
Stand By Me
Stripes
Sure Thing
terminator
Tron
WarGames
Witness

DiscoStu

Ghostbusters
Ghostbuster II
The Three Amigos
Any National Lampoon with Chevy Chase
Inner Space
Uncle Buck
Armed and Dangerous

Basically any film with the ex saturday night live crew.

p.s i know john candy was not part of that group but man was he fubby

Turner

Die hard tbh.

Space Coyote

Ferris Beuller's Day Off...best flick ever
Karate Kid 1
Police Academy 3
+ all the ones previously mentioned

Chevy Chase was a genius

Gordon

There were only 3 movies I and my sister watched when young and they were
-"Jaws" every morning before we went to the beach to swim in the sea
-"Grease" for when we came back and had lunch
-and "Bugsy Malone" for before bed.

(oops make that 4 - the fourth being the "Oliver" with Oliver Reed as Bill Sykes)

So I guess Grease and Bugsy Malone. Now they were good musicals.

evie

Grease, what a classic! The quiffs, John Travolta's leather jacket, the pink ladies, great!

On a more recent note, what about Waynes World?? Great movie, if a little juvenile!

Okie

In my opinion....

Waynes World (1 + 2)
Ferris Bueller (Ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh Yeeeeeeeaaahhhh! )
Stand By Me
Dazed And Confused
Detroit Rock City (Love that film!)
Almost Famous

There are a few films in there that are pretty recent but they all kinda hang in or around the same lines

LoGiE

Lets not forget..
Clerks
Mallrats
St. Elmo's Fire

Kolodny

Risky Business. If only for the excellent Tangerine Dream soundtrack.

telecinesk

Weird Science.. The Sure thing "Still" is cool.. I never found the sure thing in Ireland however.Had to go abroad.. heehee

Oh,Hellraiser "Uncle Frank".. On Betamax too.