This Christmas I set myself the immense task of completing a list of 50 of the best teen movies ever made... approximately 3/4 of the way through (plus the list of ones that could have made the list) and I thought I'd give my thoughts on just some of the ones which I have managed to watch...
Brick:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - just one of the reasons for watching this movie.
A combination of murder, mystery and high school; as one of my favorite movies, I'd already seen this indie flick before finding the list.
A combination of murder, mystery and high school; as one of my favorite movies, I'd already seen this indie flick before finding the list.
Risky Business:
So your parents go away for a few days?
Surely then the best possible idea is to trust a hooker and run a one night only brothel from the comfort of your own home.
Surely then the best possible idea is to trust a hooker and run a one night only brothel from the comfort of your own home.
A young Tom Cruise makes white shirts and the subway look fun.
Can't Hardly Wait:
Worth watching purely for the amount of (relatively) famous faces...
...how many can you spot?
Just One of the Guys:
Insanely bad and good at the same time, but that's the charm of teen movies I suppose -
although
is one of the better ones I've seen.
Sixteen Candles:
although
this girl-wanting-to-prove-a-point-so-dresses-as-a-guy-then-falls-for-a-guy movie
is one of the better ones I've seen.
Sixteen Candles:
The original teen queen, Molly Ringwald, stars in her first John Hughes movie...
...(The big three of course being: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink)...
...about a girl whose family forget her 16th Birthday.
Co-starring another member of the Brat Pack - Anthony Michael Hall features as the younger geek lusting after our love forlorn heroine, this film is not to be missed.
Lucas:
OK I'll admit it - Lucas made me cry!
(Although... so did Monsters Inc)
But this story of a boy whose the outsider at school really makes you believe that there are some genuinely good people amongst the bullies and jocks.
Note Charlie Sheen's 7 minutes of topless heaven and a very young Winona Ryder.
Peggy Sue Got Married:
Time travel anyone?
This movies shows us exactly why anyone who looks older than a teenager should never play a teenager, because sometimes its just not believable.
However, that doesn't make the story any less likable; and its impossible not to laugh at a sexually frustrated 43 year old women, trapped in her teenage body, attempting to seduce her sometimes not so honorable boyfriend.
Say Anything... :
John Cusack - I love you...
... Why can't all boys turn up outside your window and declare their love for you through the means of a boom box on their shoulders?
Election:
Reese Witherspoon's obsessively-seeking-success character clash with her controlling-adulterous teacher makes this film what it is.
That and the rather gorgeous Kris Klein's slow (almost painfully slow) character.
Dazed and Confused:
A young Mathew McConaughey,
complete with a rather wonderful 70s haircut,
they stay the same age.
This is Dazed through and through, and the story of the last day of the High school year never ages.
My favorite teen movie by far.
Private Resort:
Four words...
Johnny
Depp
butt
naked
Let me know if there are any that have been missed off the list... and I'll give them a watch!
Next to watch is Rebel Without a Cause (the classic James Dean movie which started it all) - the only one that has made it onto the list of 100 greatest movies ever...
...although this clearly says a lot about the genre, will it ever end?
I think not.
To view the original list of movies follow this link: http://www.filmsite.org/50besthsfilms.html
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