Yesterday’s post sparked a couple of us recalling our favourite movies from when we were growing up, including those who did so in the awesome age of teen flicks that was the 1980s.
I already mentioned that Sixteen Candles was definitely high up on my list as was The Breakfast Club, Weird Science and, naturally, Footloose.
However, there were – and still are – three movies which hands down beat all by the sheer number of times I watched them.
So, without further ado, my teen year’s ‘best of’ flicks:
To this day, I can still quote entire sections of these movies when I watch them. 🙂
Now, what about you? What were your fave films as a teen?
Kris + Books = Good. *Sometimes*. 
Valley Girl (hello, alternative music!)
Pump Up the Volume (my first introduction to Leonard Cohen!!)
Better Off Dead
The Breakfast Club
I've not seen Pump up the Volume!
My best teen films:
The Lost Boys
The Breakfast Club
The Goonies
Pretty in Pink
Dirty Dancing (does this count? Wasn't Baby technically still a teen?)
Footloose is one I liked as well … Loved Lori Singer..
But due to my son's addition to all things Grease – thats the one I have watch the most…
Pretty in Pink – I liked as well…
E.H>
Oh! The Lost Boys! (that introduced me to The Call)
Hmm. I'm noticing a theme here with music and movies…
Some Kind of Wonderful was good, too.
Oh Goonies how I heart thee. Some of my classics tend to be in the 90's more than the 80's.
My So Called Life (TV Show)
Singles
Reality Bites
Oh yeah, Grease was my movie.
Dirty Dancing with Jen. Footloose too. I wasn't big into movies in the day.
I do think Christian Slater is a hottie. Apparently he's going to be filming a movie here from March 28 – April 21 with Cuba Gooding Jr. Not that I'll likely see him, but we'll be breathing the same air.
@Tam
Not that I'll likely see him, but we'll be breathing the same air
you are so easy…
Tam: He was filming Untamed Heart almost on the U of MN campus while I was going there and I kept hoping…
I LOVED Grease!!!!
The Goonies and The Lost Boys were also good.
I'll confess now and say I've never seen Sixteen Candles or Pretty In Pink and I didn't really like The Breakfast Club. Sorry 🙂
I also liked…
Animal House
Love Story
Saturday Night Fever
Lords of Flatbush
Porky's
Christian Slater was one of my teen crushes too.
And Judd Nelson
And River Pheonix
And Corey Feldman (just don't ask about that one, lol)
I even had a teen crush which has lasted my entire adult life on Johnny Depp.
Jaws
Rocky
Star Wars
The Towering Inferno
The Sting
Soylent Green
Superman
Heaven Can Wait
The Muppet Movie
My teens? Surely you jest.
C'mon, KZ, you can do it. Surely they had movies back then?
Definately The Goonies
Valley Girl
War Games
Pretty in Pink
Lost Boys
Karate Kid
The Outsiders
Weird Science
*whispers* Breakin'
Outsiders was the best!
Goonies
Lost Boys
Karate Kid
Grease
Better Off Dead
Footloose
Fame
Night of the Comet(Very cheesy, but I did like it when I was too young to know better)
*hides face in shame* Breakin' One and Two (I think they were teens)
I used to dance and still love to watch it,hence all the dance themed movies.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Lost Boys
The Neverending Story
Labriynth
Princess Bride
The Last Unicorn
Legend
Dirty Dancing
John Hughes films, all of them
The Goonies
Kung Fu movies with the Shaolin Brothers
The Karate Kid
Back to the Future
Say Anything
Stand By Me
Oh, and I LOVED River Phoenix… had the biggest crush on him 🙂
Ooh, I forgot about The Karate Kid! Why on earth did I think that Ralph Macchio was hot? Oh the disturbing urges of the teenage girl's mind :).
Great picks.
I actually liked Grease 2 better than the first one.
My brother got me to watch Pump Up the Volume in the early 90's and I loved it.
Goonies my family and I went to see in the theater about four times – great movie fun!
My 80's movies are “The Breakfast Club”, “St. Elmos Fire” and “Footloose” – love those.
Another teenflick I really love to rewatch is from the 90's “10 Things I Hate About You” starring Heath Ledger.
:o)
MsM
oh yeah, I forgot Back to the Future!
Ohhh. Fame. I forgot that. I adored that movie/tv show.
Jen: We saw the preview for the new Karate kid when we went to see Alice in Wonderland. Jackei Chan is no Pat Morita.
My favorites have got to be:
Heathers
16 Candles
Dirty Dancing
The Lost Boys
Legend
National Lampoon's Summer Vacation
Alien
Aliens
Nightmare On Elm St.
Halloween
Whenever these come on I've got to watch.
Heathers – how could I forget Heathers?!
Chris: Pump up the Volume was my first introduction to Leonard Cohen too. LOL.
“I'm noticing a theme here with music and movies…”
You're only just noticing this now?? 😉 Did you like Empire Records? That was a fun one with a great soundtrack.
Jen: Dirty Dancing definitely counts, Jen. 🙂 I'd forgotten about The Lost Boys! Did you see that Melissa said Corey Haims passed away yesterday? That is very sad.
“Why on earth did I think that Ralph Macchio was hot? Oh the disturbing urges of the teenage girl's mind :).”
Very true.
EH: I made up a dance to Footloose and taught it to all my friends. From then on whenever it came on there would be a line of use doing this dance. LOL.
I did see that Corey Haim had died. My sister had a huge crush on him as a teen. It's very sad news.
KC: Goonies is the best. I still want to be a Goonie. 🙂
Reality Bites is one of my fave movies from when I was in my 20s. I've got the soundtrack too.
Tam: “I do think Christian Slater is a hottie.”
Oh, yeah. Pump up the Volume, Heathers and True Romance are his best movies, I reckon.
Lily: “I'll confess now and say I've never seen Sixteen Candles or Pretty In Pink and I didn't really like The Breakfast Club. Sorry :)”
We still like you. I think. 😉
I've never heard of the Lords of Flatbush before and look who's in it. Wow.
Animal House reminded me of another movie… does anyone remember Revenge of the Nerds? The was such cheesy, sleazy fun.
Wren: Geez, you're all action, drama and thriller and then there's The Muppet Movie. *snort*
I LOVED Star Wars. It is still one of my fave movies of all time. I spit on those other three movies that dare to call themselves 1 – 3. THEY CAN GO TO HELL!!!
*ahem*
KZ: “My teens? Surely you jest.”
What Wren said.
Patti: “Wax on. Wax off.” The Karate Kid was so much fun. Everyone loves it when the geek kicks the butt of the bully. It's great stuff.
What the hell is Breakin'??
Stephani: You like Breakin' too? *off to use my Google Fu* Umm. You're kidding, right. *muttergeezusmutter*
I was never into Fame, but, God, did I love Flashdance!
Miranda: Buffy the movie was so campy. Who can ever forget Pee Wee Herman's dying scene in that. It was hilarious!!
Aww, The Princess Bride. I didn't discover that movie until me late teens/early 20s. It's one of my feel good movies. 🙂
Mariana: Stand By Me! That was an awesome movie. I loved River Phoenix too. I had his pictures everywhere in my room, my school diary, my locker, the works. I was absolutely devastated when he died.
Kris, is there a problem with the muppet movie?
I saw Star Wars (the original) eleven times at the movie theaters when it came out. Those “new” ones are just crumbs from the s'mores of life. Crumbs, I tell you.
Kris: Yup, I have the Empire Records soundtrack, although I don't believe I ever saw the movie.
Ok, I suppose High Fidelity doesn't count because it was in the 90s, huh? 🙂
MsM: 10 Things I Hate About You is classic. Definitely one of the best of the modern retellings of Shakespeare that has been done and spot on in terms of the sexy humour of Taming of the Shrew. *g*
Sweet: I'm exactly the same in terms of stopping everything to watch a fave movie when I see it on. LOL.
I blame Aliens for my love of sci fi, horror, action movies. Unfortunately it set the bar pretty high and nothing has really come close since.
Jen: It is sad.
Wren: Nope. It's just, erm, a little different from your other pics is all. 🙂
I refused to watch the pretender films after the crappy 4th movie – IT WILL NEVER BE THE FIRST I TELL YOU. THERE IS ONLY ONE #1 AND THAT IS STAR WARS!!!!
Chris: You should see if you get the movie. It's fun… and then we can quote lines at each other that no one else will get. 🙂
If part of the 90s was still teens for you I don't see why High Fidelity couldn't be included. Ok, how many of us had a crush of John Cusack?? *raises hand*
Umm, well, I'm sure part of the 90s were the teens for someone, but that would not be me… 🙂
I could pick it for you, Chris. *bats eyelashes*
*thbbbbbt* :p
Aliens was awesome… I have them all on DVD and have Aliens viewing parties at home. Sigourney Weaver is still the baddest bitch I know, her and Linda Hamilton (Terminator).
My favorite all time movie that I watch every month is The Professional; Jean Reno and a young Natalie Portman… nothing better than a demented coked out Gary Oldman 🙂
Heathers. Heathers. Heathers.
I don't care what anybody says about her, Winona Ryder is a goddess and the most talented actor of my generation.
“Why are you pulling my dick?”
“Fuck me gently with a chainsaw.” (still my go-to curse)
“Did you have a brain tumour for breakfast?”
“It's your turn, Heather.”
“No, Heather. It's Heather's turn. Heather?”
“Sorry, Heather.”
“Great pate, mom, but I gotta motor if I don't want to be late for that funeral.”
“If you were happy every day of your life, you wouldn't be human. You'd be a game-show host.”
“The quarterback, buggering the linebacker!”
“Oh, the humanity!”
“Dear Diary. My teen angst bullshit now has a body count.”
“You're beautiful.”
“I love my dead gay son!”
Heathers has the best quotes.
Sean has named some of the best but, I also love
“You stupid fuck.”
“You goddamn bitch.”
“I brought you to a Remington party and what's my thanks? It's on a hallway carpet. I got paid in puke.”
“Lick it up, baby. Lick. It. Up.”
“I prayed for the death of Heather Chandler many times and I felt bad everytime I did it but I kept doing it anyway. Now I know you understood everything. Praise Jesus, Hallelujah.”
“Did you hear? School's canceled today cause Kurt & Ram killed themselves in a repressed, homosexual, suicide pact!”
Why, oh why do I only have Heathers on VHS, now that this powerful need to watch it is building?!?! And I have no idea where all the frickin' cables and remotes are…
Chris, “Because you're an idiot?”
“Oh, yeah.”
Kris, I did used to love Breakin', sad but true. In my defense, that was during the time when my dance studio was going through a big break dancing phase. Never mind the fact, none of us could do the Worm, a head spin or The Robot. We were going to be the next great thing.
I saw it on the other day and tried to watch it. I must have developed taste over the years, because I didn't last for ten minutes before I had to turn it.
OMG, yes Heathers! Great movie.
Also:
Better Off Dead
Dirty Dancing
The Outsiders
The Karate Kid
Pretty in Pink
The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
I've never seen Goonies or Pump Up the Volume.
Oh, and Ferris Bueller's Day Off
I SO need to get Pump up the Volume. I LOVED the music in that movie! We just got Goonies, but my 5 year old wasn't impressed. lol
I love all these movies that are being listed. Brings back so many memories.
And…I LOVED Revenge of the Nerds. I can still hear those laughs. And the Nerd in the Darth Vader outfit….heheehee
Heathers…I love the quotes, I can hear them being said by the actors as I read them. lol
I think I need to go add some movies to my Netflix. lol
Such a romantic collection thanks for sharing.
I love the Cyndi Lauper song from The Goonies!
Footloose definitely. Also Flashdance. Dirty Dancing (my mother's favourite 🙂 All dance movies (go figure!).
And I'm going to bend Kris' question slightly – three TV series jump out: Fame, 21 Jump Street (with the utterly gorgeous Johnny Depp and Richard Grieco 🙂 and Tour of Duty. Oh, make that four. China Beach!
Mariana: “nothing better than a demented coked out Gary Oldman”
Hell yeah. It's hard to beat Gary Oldman as a baddie. He does it so bloody well.
Sean: “I don't care what anybody says about her, Winona Ryder is a goddess and the most talented actor of my generation.”
Oh, here we go again. *rolls eyes*
Sweet: “”You stupid fuck.”
“You goddamn bitch.”
“I brought you to a Remington party and what's my thanks? It's on a hallway carpet. I got paid in puke.”
“Lick it up, baby. Lick. It. Up.””
Heathers does have the best lines. I love this one. It's one of my faves from it.
Chris: *pats* Don't worry. He's rude to me too.
Stephani: LOL. I rewatched Girls Just Want To Have Fun the other day. Still a great movie, but the dance moves… sheesh… 🙂
Richelle: Your kids will probably like Goonies. The whole thing is a big treasure hunt. Fun stuff. Pump Up The Volume is more late high school years – I think anyways.
And is this the first time Ferris Bueller's has been mentioned?? Holy hell. How did that happen?! Definitely one of the my top 10 teen flicks.
Jambrea: Pump Up The Volume has one of the best soundtracks ever, I reckon. I'm rewatching it tonight. I can't resist. 🙂
“And…I LOVED Revenge of the Nerds. I can still hear those laughs.”
I used to go around laughing like this until it became a habit. Occasionally I still let out a nerd laugh. LOL.
Term Papers: It's been fun reminiscing about these films. 🙂
Orannia: China Beach was awesome. I have the soundtrack to that too.
It was these kinds of tv shows, The Big Chill and, of course, the Mumma that I became obsessed with 1960s music and started collecting it on vinyl. I even have one of the original LPs from Woodstock. 🙂
*whispers* I can still sing all the words to the theme song for 21 Jump Street. Can you? 😉
I have the soundtrack to China Beach too. It's a fantastic soundtrack.
I don't know if I can remember ALL the words to the 21 Jump Street theme…but I know some 🙂