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Amelie W

There's so much of this movie in Stephen King's novel "Rage". It's considered controversial, and King had it pulled from the shelves, because some cowardly school shooters had it in their possession, but I'll tell you reading that book probably stopped me from doing something stupid myself back in in high school. Just a little reading recommendation, if you like what this movie is doing, and if you can get your hands on the book.

Bekka NoyB

such a great movie! ♥

Jenny MacRunnel

I went to a really small high school too, Simone. My graduation class was 75, and yes, most of us were in all the activities.

Mario

Finally.....😉 One of the best 80's movies I have seen. Looking forward again to your incredible fun reactions. I truly hope you are gonne react to "Wargames" sometime. Another amazing 80's movie with Ally Sheedy and Mathew Broderick.

redddfer44

Man, George's close to 100k jokes are getting dark... Paul Gleason, the asshole teacher, was also the asshole cop in Die Hard. Apparently he also starred in The F.B.I. tv show in 1968, but I don't know if he ever met Rick Dalton. More teen movies that weren't on your list previously: American Graffiti - an exceptionally good George Lucas film Dazed and Confused - by Richard "Before Sunrise" Linklater Ginger Snaps - interesting Canadian horror flick

Elvenwitch

My high school was only grades 10-12, and we had over 6000 kids. The campus straddled an interstate highway we had to cross several times daily to get from one class to another. For lunch, most of us left campus to get fast food because the school couldn't feed us all. The segregation of groups was mostly by which restaurant each one occupied.

Persnickity

Emilio Estevez, the mighty duck man in the flesh. He is son of Martin Sheen and Charley Sheen is his brother. (Sheen is a stage name).

Alan Kobb

Despite the title, NO PANCAKES, EGGS OR DONUTS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MOTION PICTURE.

Logan Kerlee

Very solid movie! Happy that you both reacted to it. :)

Logan Kerlee

My highschool had a good variety of kids. The school I graduated from had nearly 2k students. I won't lie and say that I knew everybody or that everyone knew me but I knew a very good portion and even more knew me. The only reason why I can confidently say that is because I'm in a wheelchair and that set me apart from everybody else. Not in a "He's weird!" sort of way but it's just more uncommon for there to be a wheelchair bound kid than a jock or nerd. I also fell pretty cleanly inbetween those two categories as well. I lifted weights after school with the football team and I took every tech class that was available. My school was al;so pretty heavy on band/choir participation. I didn't do either. I didn't get into either activity as a youngster so I just didn't try for it. I enjoyed high school. It wasn't perfect and I know I wasn't either but I had a good time while I was there. After hearing about George's school in China.. yikes! I'd probably get swallowed up in there. hahaha

Odd Thomas

I had a feeling this was coming after you enjoyed Ferris Bueller so much!

Odd Thomas

Ally Sheedy (the weird one) was always my favourite. The make-over thing was indeed very much of its time but in her defence, she doesn't change her personality at all (and will probably go back to her usual style on Monday). Sheedy is also in another iconic 80s movie you'd love: Short Circuit

Tenn Seven

There's an old Simpsons where a couple of the kids get fake IDs so they go see the R-rated movie "Naked Lunch," thinking it was a nudie film or something. Afterwards Nelson's like, "I can think of two things wrong with that title."

Lyle Morgan

I'm a child of the 80's and I will never understand why people love this movie. There's not a single likable character.

Tim Boxall

I was (and still am) totally in love with pre-makeover Ally Sheedy in this movie. I was the weirdo with few friends at school, didn't fit in with all the cool kids, so I just totally connected with the weirdo of my dreams in this. And yep, the makeover sucked!

JoeySnowyNoey

Not trying to fight you or anything but why do you have to have likable characters? To me it's more interesting if people in movies aren't super likable because it's more real and creates more drama. In real life I like people to be likable and sweet and kind, but in movies my favorite characters tend to be people who can be assholes. Lol if that's you that's cool, it just seems limiting to only like movies that only have likable characters. Uncut Gems is an amazing movie and everyone sucks in that movie! haha

Thomas Wendel

I was in high school when this came out. I cannot stress how huge this movie was. It spoke to every kid on some level. Everyone could relate to one or more of them. I hadn't seen this in many years. Man, were we messed up! Yeah, pot was a thing but you always denied it. It was very much looked down on. In fact, we were all trying to put on this socially acceptable show. Didn't matter if it was about pot or sex, you didn't talk about that stuff. This movie did and that was refreshing to us all. Now, I'm more like Carl the janitor lol.

Thomas Wendel

A few other points. Wild Kingdom was the David Attenborough of the 70s & 80s. Allison was the only one never stoned. She was just that strange. Her goth look was also simply not acceptable in high school. I see now she was ahead of her time. As for her makeover, we all reacted like Andrew did when we saw it. A certain look was normal. Even Bender wearing earrings was edgy. Finally, no one knows how Benders joke ended. It was a popular game in my high school to try and finish it. Thank you for this trip down memory lane and for your reaction.

Gary Fixler

I can't speak for everyone, but growing up in the north east of the US, yes, sushi wasn't at all common in the 80s. I have a vague memory of some family friend back then once saying they got to try sushi on some trip, and everyone had a big reaction, like "Oooh! Was it gross?" and "Whoa, what was it like!?" Such a different time.

Ben

I wasn't around in the 80's so I'm not sure how people reacted at the time, but in my experience the universal response to Alison's makeover was "she looked way better before", it was more "her", so I agree with you there. This is one of those movies where I almost think the romance was unnecessary, because I don't think those pairings would lead to good relationships at all. Then again, maybe I'm looking at it wrong, maybe they're not supposed to be examples of healthy relationships, maybe they're examples of bad decisions based on whims, which is a big part of being that age! Basically, there are a few small things I dislike in this movie, but on the whole I very much enjoy it, it's very impressive for a film based on such a simple premise, set in one location, to still resonate so many years later.

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff

Emilio is Martin Sheen's son, he chose to use their real surname, Martin's real name is Ramón Estévez, Charlie's is Carlos Estévez. Martin Sheen's father was Spanish, he took his Irish mother's maiden name as his stage name because the unfortunate reality at the time was that having a Spanish surname really limited the roles people would consider him for. He said that his father once went to see one of his movies with him, his father was very proud of his work but it saddened him that he would never see his real name on a marquee, Sheen said he always felt bad about that, but was proud that Emilio made that choice.

Haye Zeus

I’m not the biggest John Hughes fan, but I really love Breakfast Club. Watching it as a teen was very impactful cause it’s so relatable. It’s very much teens and their feels being blurted out that felt authentic, especially for the time when you watch other lesser teen movies from then. Sure there’s stuff that makes it a product of its time, but It is what it is. I wouldn’t change it cause it also feels like a time capsule. It’s a very sincere mainstream teen flick

Joe D. MacGuffinstuff

Yeah the Eighties were (obviously) different. I was a little kid but I remember back then if a teacher put their hands on you, literally pulled you out of class, parents automatically assumed you deserved it lol. Sushi was both weird and elitist to most Americans back then. My dad would order it, but he would also order the craziest thing on any menu we were at, he's Mexican so when we went to Mexican restaurants he would always order the most extreme shit and make me eat some, like tacos de lengua (cow tongue, it's actually delicious), or cesos (brain, not delicious, do not recommend), I'm just lucky we didn't go to any restaurants that served testicles. Honestly, I was a little older when I first saw this movie in the 90s, but I think it's really honest in a way that few movies had ever been about being teen at that or maybe ANY time. Definitely inspired, at least to some extent, by "Fast Times At Ridgemont High", which was also very funny and also dealt with some real issues. Gen X, we're a weird generation, transitional I suppose. This movie was already kind of a classic by the time I first saw it but I still related to it, as sort of a blend of Brian, Bender, and Allison (pre-makeover, insert Joy Division/New Order meme) . And I love that thing about how as much as we try not to be our parents we end up being like then anyway, maybe not all the way, but I definitely see both my parents in me sometimes, for better or whatever. John Hughes is great, he made some movies that are pure fun, and he made some that could really pull at your heart strings, and he made some that were both ("Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" lol, it's almost Thanksgiving).

REDR58

Incidentally, according to IMDB, the actors' ages during filming: Judd Nelson (25 years old) Molly Ringwald (16 years old) Emilio Estevez (23 years old) Anthony Michael Hall (16 years old) Ally Sheedy (23 years old)

Martin

Great reaction, as always. Since we’re on the subject of 80’s movies, I’d like to once again humbly submit Real Genius. You will not regret it.

Justin Wolford

So many movies and tv shows use this movie foe inspiration. My favorite being "Light it up"staring R&B star Usher where a group of inner city kids accidentally take the school hostage.

Odd Thomas

There are some deleted scenes on Youtube

Tyler Mckenzie

The circle scene where they are doing weed, reminded me of the beach episode of ATLA. I feel like Avatar was referencing that scene now.