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Posted by 80sfan80s (Member # 8486) on :
 
Lets try to compile a good list of some of the "other" teen films that were not as popular...I need to find some I have not seen before.

Modern Girls (Girls also club hop...)
The Wild Life (Great music & cast)
Summer School
Fast Food
Rich Girl (1991)
Hardbodies
Hot Moves (pretty funny)
The All Nighter (I think this is 80s)
The Night Before
Lover Boy
Heaven Help Us
Private School

Thats all I can think of at the moment, anymore you can recommend would be great, I think the best teen flicks are the ones that had a small cast.

[ 26. December 2009, 18:49: Message edited by: 80sfan80s ]
 
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
Night of the Comet
RAD
Valley Girl
Hiding Out
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Thrashin'
Aloha Summer
Under The Boardwalk
Just One of the Guys
Can't Buy Me Love
Better Off Dead
Fire With Fire
Out of Control
 
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
The In Crowd
Mischief
Waxwork
Hot Pursuit
Tuff Turf
 
Posted by 80sfan80s (Member # 8486) on :
 
"out of control", I was only able to find "She's Out of Control" I will be checking that one out, Thanks...
 
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
Out of Control (1985)
 
Posted by Booger (Member # 4569) on :
 
Private Lessons
One Crazy Summer
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
Secret Admirer
Three O'Clock High
Last American Virgin
River's Edge
Baby It's You
Happy Together
The Book of Love (1990)
Dance 'til Dawn
Mystery Date
Tag
 
Posted by WolfmansGotNards (Member # 5910) on :
 
A lot of the movies mentioned don't seem *that* forgotten to me, but perhaps they are to the average viewer [Smile]

Off the top of my head:

Pretty Smart
Breaking All The Rules
Nobody's Perfect
Tomboy
Reckless

I'm sure I'll think of more later [Big Grin]

(also, Miracle Beach from 1992 has an 80's teen vibe to it, sort of)
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
quote:
A lot of the movies mentioned don't seem *that* forgotten to me, but perhaps they are to the average viewer
I agree. But I think we're dealing with a sort of gradient; there's like an 'A, B or C' of film fame, and there's an 'A, B or C' of viewers experience and knowledge. To many of us most these films are well known, but step outside these hallowed halls...
 
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
Logan5 posting:

quote:
I agree. But I think we're dealing with a sort of gradient; there's like an 'A, B or C' of film fame, and there's an 'A, B or C' of viewers experience and knowledge. To many of us most these films are well known, but step outside these hallowed halls...
As a group we have discussed so many 80's movies that an average person has long forgotten, it is difficult to distinguish which movies to list at times. As I typed my beloved "Valley Girl" I almost deleted it because to us it is no way forgotten, but mention most of the movies listed above at your workplace and see the reaction you get!
 
Posted by Shannon80sfan (Member # 8491) on :
 
Even though Rich Girl was made in 1991 i really love this movie and i am mad that they haven't put it on dvd
 
Posted by WolfmansGotNards (Member # 5910) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by logan5:
But I think we're dealing with a sort of gradient; there's like an 'A, B or C' of film fame, and there's an 'A, B or C' of viewers experience and knowledge.[/QB]

Indeed! Well said.

quote:
Originally posted by Valley:
As I typed my beloved "Valley Girl" I almost deleted it because to us it is no way forgotten, but mention most of the movies listed above at your workplace and see the reaction you get! [/QB]

What a great start to that sentence [Cool]

So true though. As much as it pains me, I know you are right. I hate thinking of any of these movies as 'forgotten' or 'not as popular.'

Valley Girl forever!!

I will add a few more to the list:

Private Resort (hated by some, enjoyed by others [Wink] )
Sweet Sixteen
Student Bodies
The New Kids (Lori Loughlin... mmm Send Me An Angel! Secret Admirer and Rad already mentioned...)
The Night Before (More Lori!)
18 Again
Dream A Little Dream (seriously, is this forgotten? not by me [Smile] )
 
Posted by WolfmansGotNards (Member # 5910) on :
 
Just noticed 'The Night Before' is in the first post, guess I should read more closely [Razz]

Instead, how about:

My Best Friend Is A Vampire

I really wanted to say The Dream Machine, but it is from 1991 [Frown]
 
Posted by Spreadking (Member # 7280) on :
 
Lovelines (1984)

The Invisible Kid (1988)
 
Posted by kingcain (Member # 6644) on :
 
Here is one I have thought about recently: My Science Project
 
Posted by journey (Member # 7316) on :
 
Maybe this will give you some more ideas:


‘80s TEEN & YOUNG ADULT MOVIES (Available on DVD)

About Last Night (1986)
Absolute Beginners (1986)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
The Allnighter (1987)
All the Right Moves (1983)
Alphabet City (1984)
American Drive-In (1985)
Angel (1984)
The Apple (1980)
Assault of the Party Nerds (1989)
At Close Range (1986)
Avenging Angel (a.k.a. Angel 2) (1985)
Baby It's You (1983)
Back to the Future (1985)
Bad Boys (1983)
Band of the Hand (1986)
Beach Balls (1988)
The Beach Girls (1982)
Beat Street (1984)
Better Off Dead (1985)
Beverly Hills Brats (1989)
Beyond the Stars (1989)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Biloxi Blues (1988)
Birdy (1984)
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
BMX Bandits (1983)
Body Rock (1984)
The Boys Next Door (1985)
The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Breakin' (1984)
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)
Brotherhood of Justice (1986)
Campus Man (1987)
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
The Chocolate War (1988)
Choices (1981)
Christiane F. (1981)
City Limits (1985)
Class (1983)
Class of 1984 (1982)
Coc ktail (1988)
Creator (1985)
Crossroads (1986)
Dance ‘Til Dawn (1988)
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Diner (1982)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dr. Alien (1989)
Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Dream to Believe (a.k.a. Teenage Dream) (1986)
18 Again! (1988)
The Escape Artist (1982)
Explorers (1985)
Fame (1980)
Fandango (1985)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
The First Turn-On (1983)
The Flamingo Kid (1984)
Flashdance (1983)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Footloose (1984)
For Keeps (1988)
Four Friends (1981)
Foxes (1980)
Fraternity Vacation (1985)
Fresh Horses (1988)
Getting It On (1983)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
Gleaming the Cube (1989)
Going Back (1984)
The Goonies (1985)
Gotcha! (1985)
Grease 2 (1982)
Gregory's Girl (1981)
Gross Anatomy (1989)
Hairspray (1988)
Hardbodies (1984)
Hardbodies 2 (1986)
Heart of Dixie (1989)
Heathers (1989)
Heaven Help Us (a.k.a. Catholic Boys) (1985)
The Heavenly Kid (1985)
Hiding Out (1987)
High School U.S.A. (1983)
Hockey Night (1984)
The Hollywood Knights (1980)
Hot Dog...The Movie (1984)
Hot Moves (1985)
Hot Pursuit (1987)
Hotshot (a.k.a. Hot Shot, a.k.a. Striking Chance) (1987)
Hot Times at Montclair High (1989)
How I Got into College (1989)
Hunk (1987)
Iron Eagle (1986)
Jocks (1987)
Johnny Be Good (1988)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Joysticks (1983)
Just One of the Guys (1985)
Kansas (1988)
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1981)
The Last American Virgin (1982)
The Last Dragon (a.k.a. Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon) (1985)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
Legend (1985)
Less Than Zero (1987)
License to Drive (1988)
Like Father Like Son (1987)
Lionheart (1987)
Little Monsters (1989)
Loose Screws (a.k.a. Screwballs II) (1985)
The Lords of Discipline (1983)
Losin' It (1983)
Loverboy (1989)
Lucas (1986)
Making the Grade (1984)
The Manhattan Project (1986)
Mannequin (1987)
Mask (1985)
Midnight Madness (1980)
Mischief (1985)
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)
Mortuary Academy (1988)
Moving Target (1988)
Moving Violations (1985)
My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988)
My Bodyguard (1980)
My Chauffeur (1986)
My Science Project (1985)
Mystic Pizza (1988)
My Tutor (1983)
The New Kids (1985)
The Night Before (1988)
A Night in Heaven (1983)
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988)
1969 (1988)
Nobody's Perfect (1989)
No Man's Land (1987)
North Shore (1987)
No Small Affair (1984)
O.C. and Stiggs (1985)
Once Bitten (1985)
One Crazy Summer (1986)
The Outsiders (1983)
Oxford Blues (1984)
Paradise (1982)
The Party Animal (1984)
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Permanent Record (1988)
The Pick-Up Artist (1987)
Pick-Up Summer (a.k.a. Pinball Summer) (1980)
The Pirate Movie (1982)
Playing for Keeps (1986)
Porky's (1982)
Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
Porky's Revenge (a.k.a. Porky's III) (1985)
Preppies (1984)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Private Lessons (1981)
Private Resort (1985)
Private School (1983)
Project X (1987)
Promised Land (1987)
The Rachel Papers (1989)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Rappin' (1985)
Real Genius (1985)
Reckless (1984)
Red Dawn (1984)
Reform School Girls (1986)
Repo Man (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
Risky Business (1983)
River's Edge (1986)
Rooftops (1989)
Running Hot (a.k.a. Lucky 13, a.k.a. Makin' It) (1984)
Russkies (1987)
Satisfaction (1988)
Savage Streets (1984)
Say Anything... (1989)
Scarred (1984)
School Daze (1988)
School Spirit (1985)
Screwballs (1983)
Second Time Lucky (1984)
Secret Admirer (1985)
The Secret of My Success (1987)
Shag: The Movie (a.k.a. Shag) (1989)
She's Out of Control (1989)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
Smooth Talk (1985)
Snowballing (1984)
Solarbabies (1986)
Some Girls (1988)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Somewhere Tomorrow (1983)
Soul Man (1986)
SpaceCamp (1986)
Splitz (1984)
Spring Break (1983)
Spring Fever U.S.A. (a.k.a. Lauderdale, a.k.a. Spring Break U.S.A.) (1989)
Square Dance (1987)
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Stand by Me (1986)
St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Suburbia (1983)
Summer Camp Nightmare (1987)
Summer Lovers (1982)
Summer School (1987)
Supergirl (1984)
The Sure Thing (1985)
Taps (1981)
Teachers (1984)
Teen Witch (1989)
Teen Wolf (1985)
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
Tex (1982)
That Was Then...This Is Now (1985)
They're Playing with Fire (1984)
Thrashin' (1986)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
Times Square (1980)
Tomboy (1985)
Toy Soldiers (1984)
Tuff Turf (1985)
Turk 182! (1985)
Up the Academy (1980)
Valley Girl (1983)
Vice Versa (1988)
Vision Quest (1985)
WarGames (1983)
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
Weekend Pass (1984)
Weird Science (1985)
White Water Summer (1987)
Wild Style (1983)
Winners Take All (1987)
Wisdom (1986)
The Wizard (1989)
The Year My Voice Broke (1987)
Youngblood (1986)
Young Guns (1988)
Zapped! (1982)


‘80s TEEN & YOUNG ADULT MOVIES (Not Currently Available on Region 1 DVD)

All the Rivers Run (1983)
Aloha Summer (1988)
American Anthem (1986)
American Boyfriends (a.k.a. My American Boyfriend) (1989)
Baby Love (a.k.a. Roman Za'ir, a.k.a. Lemon Popsicle 5) (1984)
Bad Medicine (1985)
The Bay Boy (1984)
Beach Fever (1987)
The Beat (1988)
The Big Bet (1985)
Big Man on Campus (1989)
Big Shots (1987)
Blue City (1986)
The Boy Who Drank Too Much (1980)
Breaking All the Rules (1985)
California Girls (1985)
Can You Feel Me Dancing? (1986)
Catch Me If You Can (1989)
Certain Fury (1985)
The Children of Times Square (1986)
Class Cruise (1989)
Combat Academy (1986)
Crash Course (1988)
Crazy Moon (1987)
Crossing the Mob (a.k.a. Philly Boy) (1988)
Dangerous Curves (1988)
Dangerously Close (1986)
Deadly Weapon (1989)
The Delinquents (1989)
Delivery Boys (1985)
Delta Fever (a.k.a. Summer Fever) (1987)
Desperate Lives (1982)
The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)
Double Switch (1987)
Dream Date (1989)
Dudes (1987)
Electric Dreams (1984)
Endless Love (1981)
Fast Forward (1985)
Fast Talking (1984)
Fire with Fire (1986)
The First Time (1983)
Firstborn (a.k.a. First Born, a.k.a. Moving In) (1984)
14 Going on 30 (a.k.a. Fast Forward) (1988)
Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better (1980)
Free Ride (1986)
Full Moon High (1981)
Gimme an F (a.k.a. The Big Cheer) (1984)
Goin' All the Way (1982)
Gorp (1980)
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Greasy Lake (1988)
Growing Pains (a.k.a. Bad Manners) (1984)
Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)
Happy Together (1989)
Hard Choices (1985)
Heavenly Bodies (1984)
Heavy Metal Summer (a.k.a. State Park) (1988)
Higher Education (1987)
Hollywood Hot Tubs (1984)
Hot Bubblegum (a.k.a. Shifshuf Naim, a.k.a. Lemon Popsicle 3) (1981)
Hot Chili (1985)
Hot Resort (1985)
Hot T-Shirts (1980)
The In Crowd (a.k.a. Dance Party) (1988)
In the Custody of Strangers (1982)
In the Mood (a.k.a. The Woo Woo Kid) (1987)
An Innocent Love (a.k.a. One Starry Night) (1982)
The Invisible Kid (1988)
It Takes Two (1988)
Joy of Sex (1984)
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Light of Day (1987)
Listen to Me (a.k.a. Talking Back) (1989)
Little Darlings (1980)
Long Shot Kids (a.k.a. Longshot) (1981)
Lost Angels (1989)
Lovelines (1984)
The Malibu Bikini Shop (a.k.a. The Bikini Shop) (1986)
Meatballs II (1984)
Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)
Modern Girls (1986)
Mugsy's Girls (a.k.a. Delta Pi) (1985)
My American Cousin (1985)
My Demon Lover (1987)
My Man Adam (1985)
Never on Tuesday (1988)
Never Too Young to Die (1986)
Nice Girls Don't Explode (1987)
No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
Not Quite Human (1987)
Not Quite Human II (1989)
Oddballs (1984)
Off the Mark (a.k.a. Crazylegs) (1987)
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988)
One More Saturday Night (1986)
One Night Only (1986)
Out of Bounds (1986)
Out of Control (1985)
Paradise Motel (1984)
Party Camp (1987)
Pink Nights (1985)
P.K. and the Kid (1987)
Plain Clothes (1988)
Poison Ivy (1985)
Prep School (a.k.a. Ups & Downs) (1981)
Pretty Smart (1987)
Prime Risk (1985)
The Princess Academy (1987)
Private Popsicle (a.k.a. Sapiches, a.k.a. Lemon Popsicle 4) (1983)
Puberty Blues (1981)
The Quarterback Princess (1983)
Rad (1986)
Recruits (1986)
The Rescue (1988)
Right to Kill? (1985)
Scenes from the Goldmine (1987)
Screen Test (1985)
Screwball Academy (a.k.a. Loose Ends) (1986)
Screwball Hotel (a.k.a. Screwballs III) (1988)
Senior Week (1987)
Seven Minutes in Heaven (1985)
Sex Appeal (1986)
Sing (1989)
Snow Bunnies: Nerds on Vacation (a.k.a. Snow: The Movie) (1982)
Something Special (a.k.a. Willy/Milly, a.k.a. I Was a Teenage Boy) (1986)
Spike of Bensonhurst (1988)
Spiker (1986)
Split Image (1982)
Spring Fever (1982)
Stewardess School (1986)
Stitches (1985)
Streamers (1983)
Streetwalkin' (1985)
Streetwise (1984)
Student Affairs (1987)
Summer Fantasy (1984)
Summer Job (1989)
Summertime Blues (a.k.a. Lemon Popsicle 8) (1988)
Surf II (1984)
Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
Terminal Entry (1986)
Terminal Exposure (1987)
Thinkin' Big (1986)
3:15 – The Moment of Truth (a.k.a. Showdown at Lincoln High) (1986)
Three for the Road (1987)
A Tiger's Tale (1988)
The Underachievers (a.k.a. Night School) (1987)
Under Cover (1987)
Under the Boardwalk (1989)
Up the Creek (1984)
Up Your Anchor (a.k.a. Harimu Ogen, a.k.a. Lemon Popsicle 6) (1985)
The Vals (1982)
Watch the Shadows Dance (1987)
Weekend Warriors (a.k.a. Hollywood Air Force) (1986)
Welcome to 18 (1986)
Where the Boys Are ‘84 (1984)
The Wild Life (1984)
Wimps (1986)
Windrider (1986)
Young Love (a.k.a. Ahava Tzeira, a.k.a. Lemon Popsicle 7) (1987)
Young Warriors (1983)
The Zoo Gang (a.k.a Winners Take All) (1985)
 
Posted by journey (Member # 7316) on :
 
I have lists that cover the '70s, '90s and '00s (and separate ones for horror titles) too if you want them. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by journey (Member # 7316) on :
 
Oh and I most heartily recommend Paradise Motel and Aloha Summer as two more forgotten gems for '80s aficionados.
 
Posted by Shannon80sfan (Member # 8491) on :
 
Can you please do one for 80's horror because i am getting my horror collection up for both VHS & DVD.

Thanks
 
Posted by WolfmansGotNards (Member # 5910) on :
 
Nice list journey!

Now make one with movies you don't already own [Big Grin] [Wink]
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
I've said it before and I'll say it again; Journey gives good list.

quote:
I have lists that cover the '70s, '90s and '00s (and separate ones for horror titles) too if you want them.
Count me in for all of them!
 
Posted by Veronica Sawyer (Member # 2221) on :
 
Fast Food

Happy Together

The Boy who Could Fly

Meatballs 2
 
Posted by 80sfan80s (Member # 8486) on :
 
"journey", thanks for the list! I will be looking them up soon...
 
Posted by 1badgmc (Member # 8501) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by logan5:
Count me in for all of them!

I'll second that!
 
Posted by journey (Member # 7316) on :
 
The lists are way too long to post in their entirety here in this thread, so I went ahead and broke them up by decade and posted them as new threads in the respective movie forums.
 
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
 
Welp, looks like journey came in and declared dominance. Might as well lock the thread [Big Grin]

Awesome list! Reminded me of a few I had forgotten about.
 
Posted by Synergy (Member # 8468) on :
 
I thought Student Exchange(1987) was a good movie. I don't see this movie come up often so it's either forgotten or nobody likes it [Frown]
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
I like it a lot. I think Disney made some pretty good movies around that time.

Another couple missing are '14 Going on 30' and 'Senior Trip'.
 
Posted by skatexedge (Member # 5712) on :
 
Three that I'm anxiously awaiting on DVD are...

Out Of Bounds (1986)Anthony Michael Hall, Jenny Wright

The Wild Life (1984)Eric Stoltz, Chris Penn (RIP)

Little Darlings (1980)Kristy McNichol, Tatum O'Neal

I don't know what the hold up is on these three. So many lesser movies with nobodies in them are out on DVD but these three are not.

I don't know why.
 
Posted by Faust1979 (Member # 8548) on :
 
I haven't seen anyone mention the movie Old Enough it's about a rich girl and an older girl becoming friends. It's also set in the 80s. It's a really good coming of age movie
 
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Faust1979:
I haven't seen anyone mention the movie Old Enough it's about a rich girl and an older girl becoming friends. It's also set in the 80s. It's a really good coming of age movie

funny too because it's been on tv alot on Encore the last couple months.......good choice!
 
Posted by Faust1979 (Member # 8548) on :
 
/></blockquote><font size="2" face=""Century Gothic", Verdana, Arial">funny too because it's been on tv alot on Encore the last couple months.......good choice! [/QB][/QUOTE]

I actually got a nice HD widescreen copy of it from showtime a few months ago.
 
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
 
Speaking of Tatum O'neal, where is a Certain Fury?
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
quote:
I don't know what the hold up is on these three. So many lesser movies with nobodies in them are out on DVD but these three are not.
I always put the 'Little Darlings' delay down to the music rights.
 
Posted by mrcorey (Member # 8816) on :
 
Great list!!!
Check at http://upallnightvideos.blogspot.com
they have a huge list of out-of-print rare 80s flicks.
 
Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Valley:
Night of the Comet
RAD
Valley Girl
Hiding Out
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Thrashin'
Aloha Summer
Under The Boardwalk
Just One of the Guys
Can't Buy Me Love
Better Off Dead
loads of these are my favourites!!!! i rented Thrashin and Rad every weekend, my best friend and i took turns for about 3 months. im really not joking either!!!
Fire With Fire
Out of Control


 
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
Is that just a list of all the different movies that I've been posting about? I kind of like seeing the list all in one posting!
 
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
 
Liar's Moon and Thief of Hearts [Smile]
 
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
 
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann!!
 
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
 
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia-another Kristy McNichol movie that was never released.
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bamersy:
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia-another Kristy McNichol movie that was never released.

Personally wouldn't class it as a teen movie.
 
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
 
Fair 'nuff. Felt it might fit as it's so elusive. How about The Idolmaker, it's about teen idols.
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by bamersy:
Fair 'nuff. Felt it might fit as it's so elusive. How about The Idolmaker, it's about teen idols.

Nope. For me a teen movie has to be about teenagers. Coming of age might be a good term.

I recall 'Idolmaker' being a good movie. 'TNTLWOIG' I didn't really care for.
 
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
How about the six degrees of a teen movie..

"Idolmaker" which actually is a great movie might not qualify according to Logan's rules .. but one of the teen idols from the movie is played by Paul Land who played Stu in the infamous teen movie "Spring Break"..

Oh and how can you not call "Idolmaker" a teen movie when you have an appearance by Maureen McCormick aka Marcia Brady? ha

I actually agree with Logan5.. but even if we win, if we win, HAH! Even if we win! Even if we play so far above our heads that our noses bleed for a week to ten days; even if God in Heaven above comes down and points his hand at our side of the field; even if every man woman and child held hands together and prayed for us to win, it just wouldn't matter because all the really good looking girls would still go out with the guys from Mohawk because they've got all the money! It just doesn't matter if we win or we lose. IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!
 
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
 
Originally posted by logan5: Nope. For me a teen movie has to be about teenagers. Coming of age might be a good term. I recall 'Idolmaker' being a good movie. 'TNTLWOIG' I didn't really care for.

The Idolmaker was good-couldn't watch it enough on HBO back in the day-course they played the same movie over and over (and over). Great soundtrack. 'TNTLWOIG' is my Mom's all time fave so I sorta have to like it. Watched it the other day-1st time in years.

How do you submit a movie to the 80's list/write a synopsis/review?
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
quote:
How about the six degrees of a teen movie..

"Idolmaker" which actually is a great movie might not qualify according to Logan's rules .. but one of the teen idols from the movie is played by Paul Land who played Stu in the infamous teen movie "Spring Break"..

Six degrees! Everything would be a teen movie!

I don't think I've ever seen 'Spring Break'! [Eek!]

quote:
Oh and how can you not call "Idolmaker" a teen movie when you have an appearance by Maureen McCormick aka Marcia Brady? ha
Marsha Marsha Marsha!

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I actually agree with Logan5.. but even if we win, if we win, HAH! Even if we win! Even if we play so far above our heads that our noses bleed for a week to ten days; even if God in Heaven above comes down and points his hand at our side of the field; even if every man woman and child held hands together and prayed for us to win, it just wouldn't matter because all the really good looking girls would still go out with the guys from Mohawk because they've got all the money! It just doesn't matter if we win or we lose. IT JUST DOESN'T MATTER!
That was easy for him to say. He wound up one of the famous rich guys! Whither thou, rest-of-the-cast?

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'TNTLWOIG' is my Mom's all time fave so I sorta have to like it. Watched it the other day-1st time in years.
In that case you have to like it. I found McNichol to be depressing (and probably depressed) for the whole movie.

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How do you submit a movie to the 80's list/write a synopsis/review?
Email Nick and he'll give you the lowdown ("Contact Us" at the bottom of the page).
 
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
 
Terrific thread. Of the movies mentioned, "Thief of Hearts," while not a teen film, is very undervalued. We all know what happened to Steven Bauer, but whatever happened to Barbara Williams? She's great in this.

"Out of Bounds" is no great shakes, but the Stewart Copeland soundtrack is brilliant.

And what can I say about "Certain Fury," the classic tale of two once-promising young starlets on the downward slide into this really sleazy piece of gutter trash? I love it!
 
Posted by amathyst (Member # 8826) on :
 
Here is a list of some that I didn't see in the list.

Big Man On Campus (The Hunchback Hairball of L.A.)
Feds
Hoosiers
Pet Cemetery
Project X
White Water Summer
 
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
 
Gosh, "Feds," along with any other movie with Lea Thompson, wins the "toilet flush" award--after you see the film, you can't remember a darned thing about it. It's like someone flushed out your brain. Seriously, can anyone quote dialogue from this one or perhaps "Casual Sex"?
 
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
 
I did mention Thief of Hearts~I guess I was thinking more "forgotten 80's movies" then teen ones. Though I was a teen when all these movies came out [Smile]

Saw Casual Sex in the theater/still like it. Andrew Dice Clay and all his muscle poses, that horrible therapist guy. Here's a quote:

"I love therapy. I think everyone should be in therapy."

"That would be good for me."
 
Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
 
Actual quotes from "Casual Sex?"! (which I believe actually has a question mark in the title) You are on your game! I had totally forgotten the the Diceman was in that. :-)
 
Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
 
Devolution here,

"I'm the best of the east, I'm a wild and crazy beast I'm the Vin man."

I love Casual Sex?, it's awesome. Oddly, I like FEDS too. But Lea Thompson and me = must watch.

I own the tape.

We are DEVO
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
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I did mention Thief of Hearts~I guess I was thinking more "forgotten 80's movies" then teen ones. Though I was a teen when all these movies came out [Smile]
Smooth move!
 
Posted by bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
 
Ex-lax?
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
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Originally posted by bamersy:
Ex-lax?

If you want it on there, ok!

"Smooth move ex-lax!"
 
Posted by 80steenmovies (Member # 8837) on :
 
lists are good but not when they include titles that arent really teen movies. its very confusing!

example: the pick up artist is not a teen movie
 
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
 
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Originally posted by 80steenmovies:
lists are good but not when they include titles that arent really teen movies. its very confusing!

example: the pick up artist is not a teen movie

It would be in the catagory of movies you should never watch haha
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
It had a good trailer!
 
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
 
The Pick-up Artist - good romantic comedy with a strong cast.
Now don´t try to fool me guys [Cool]
 
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
 
Are you kidding Atomik? for real this is one of the first 80's movies I actually threw away it was so bad I knew I was never going to watch it again. [Smile]
 
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
 
How cruel Muffy, how cruel [Smile]
Ok, it´s not a classic but i really like it.
Maybe i´m just Mollyblind and easy to please...
 
Posted by logan5 (Member # 1467) on :
 
I met a Scottish girl (10 or 11) in Mallorca once who had a thing for Robert Downey Jr, and kept saying, "Robert Downey Jr... mmmm!"
 
Posted by Secret Admirer (Member # 3574) on :
 
Hey guys, good news. I just got word from the top that this thread has made the grade.
 
Posted by Ronnie (Member # 465) on :
 
just watched the pickup artist the other night. i hadn't seen it in a long time. i liked seeing it again, but was quickly reminded of how odd i found molly ringwald's character. i kind of understood her a bit better this time around but still, very odd.

i had forgotten about dennis hopper being in it.

and i love the remix of levert's "casanova" playing throughout and at the end of the movie haha.
 


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