Tagged: high school

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1980s / Comedy / Drama / Romance

Pretty in Pink (1986)

The 1980s were full of “wrong side of the tracks” romances, from Valley Girl to Say Anything, and in Pretty in Pink, screenwriter John Hughes (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mr. Mom) tells the story from the perspective of a lower-class...

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2000s / Comedy

Superbad (2007)

Those who can’t get enough of the pop-culture literate comedies by Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up) that celebrate the geek culture in wickedly funny ways would do well to check out Superbad.  Although he...

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1990s / Comedy / Musical

House Party (1990)

I suppose that target demographics count for a great deal when it comes to the entertainment value that a film like House Party provides, so take this review for what it’s worth.  At the time this...

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1980s / Comedy / Romance

The Sure Thing (1985)

Rob Reiner followed up his cult smash comedy, This is Spinal Tap, with a more conventional form of film: the road trip comedy.  It’s a bit of an easy putt to make on first glance,...

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1990s / Comedy / Drama

Dazed and Confused (1993)

While watching Richard Linklater’s (Before Sunset, The School of Rock) semi-autobiographical homage to his high school days in Dazed and Confused, it’s almost impossible not to think about another film that similarly captured the essence of...

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1980s / Comedy / Drama

The Breakfast Club (1985)

In the mid-1980s, it seemed that writer-director John Hughes (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Sixteen Candles) could no no wrong.  That’s certainly the case with The Breakfast Club, the most adult of his teen pictures, and certainly...

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2000s / Comedy

Accepted (2006)

Line in the film that would make a more accurate title:  “Welcome to S.H.I.T.” The irony of this film’s central premise is evident when you realize that it’s about a group of kids that have...

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1980s / Comedy / Thriller

Heathers (1989)

A prescient, blackly comic satire on the effect that school cliques have on youth that can’t seem to fit in, Heathers would jokingly refer to teen angst having a body count.  At the time of the...

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2000s / Comedy / Musical / Romance

Grease (1978)

“Grease” is the word, if you want a fun and vibrant time at the movies.  Based on the hit Broadway play, Grease would be a bigger hit than anyone could ever imagine, setting a box...

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1980s / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Science Fiction

Back to the Future (1985)

Back to the Future is pure entertainment, and very successful at that.  Wholly inspired and brilliantly executed, this brainchild of co-screenwriter Bob Gale and director Robert Zemeckis is chock-full of in-jokes and sight gags...