Better Off Dead
WHY THIS MOVIE MATTERED THEN:
WHY IT MATTERS NOW:
QUOTABLE QUOTE: "Gee, I'm real sorry your mom blew up, Ricky!"
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
WHY THIS MOVIE MATTERED THEN:
WHY IT MATTERS NOW:
QUOTABLE QUOTE: "All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine."
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
What would you do if you skipped school one day? This is a movie about a boy skipping
school and the adventures he has in Chicago with his best friend, his best girl, and a 1961 Ferrari 250GT. With Matthew Broderick as Ferris. Look for cameos by Charlie Sheen and Ben
Stein.
WHY THIS MOVIE MATTERED THEN: Didn't you wish you were Ferris Bueller?
Here's a kid who has everything go his way and everything always works out in the end.
Oh, if only life were really like that.
WHY IT MATTERS NOW: Any movie that features Ben Stein has got to be good.
Plus, this is the other John Hughes movie (see below) that holds up.
QUOTABLE QUOTE: "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
The Princess Bride
WHY THIS MOVIE MATTERED THEN:
WHY IT MATTERS NOW:
QUOTABLE QUOTE: "Hello. My name
is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."
Real Genius
WHY THIS MOVIE MATTERED THEN:
WHY IT MATTERS NOW:
QUOTABLE QUOTE: "Do you mind if I name my first child after you? "Dipshit Knight" has a nice ring to it."
Say Anything
WHY THIS MOVIE MATTERED THEN:
WHY IT MATTERS NOW:
QUOTABLE QUOTE: "I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen."
Sixteen
Candles
The classic story of a boy, a girl, and a geek. Molly Ringwald plays Samantha, a high
school sophomore whose family forgets her Sweet Sixteen. With Michael Schoeffling as Jake,
the boy of her dreams and Anthony Michael Hall as Farmer Ted, the geekiest freshman that ever
lived. Features John Cusack in an early role (he's going to come up alot).
WHY THIS MOVIE MATTERED THEN: The first movie that meant something to me
personally. This movie made me cry the first time I saw it.
I was fifteen when it came out and it seemed the story of my life (well, except
the happy ending, which is why it made me cry). Here was a regular girl (like me), whose
parents had forgotten her birthday (actually happened to me), being pursued by someone they
didn't want (I know everybody's been in that situation), pining for someone they could never
have. Story of my life (at that time).
WHY IT MATTERS NOW: This movie is damn funny. Plus, out of all the
teenage movies that John Hughes did in the Eighties, I think this one holds up the best (along
with one other).
QUOTABLE QUOTE:
"No more yanky my wanky. The Donger need food."
The Sure Thing
WHY THIS MOVIE MATTERED THEN:
WHY IT MATTERS NOW:
QUOTABLE QUOTE: "I was in Paris once with my wife... boy am I glad she's dead."
This Is Spinal Tap
WHY THIS MOVIE MATTERED THEN:
WHY IT MATTERS NOW:
QUOTABLE QUOTE: "These go to 11."
When Harry Met Sally
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WHY IT MATTERS NOW:
QUOTABLE QUOTE: "It's amazing.
You like a normal person, but actually, you are the Angel of Death."