A Glean movie guide
Totally 80s: The Ultimate Teen Guide
The Brat Pack and beyond.
Revisit the decade of rebellion, romance, and unforgettable coming-of-age classics.
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The movie list
- 01
The Breakfast Club
Five high school archetypes discover their common ground during a transformative Saturday in detention.
Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel John, princess Claire, outcast Allison, brainy Brian and Andrew, the jock. Each has a chance to tell his or her story, making the others see them a little differently -- and when the day ends, they question whether school will ever be the same.
- 02
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
A charismatic senior turns a faked sick day into a legendary adventure through the streets of Chicago.
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
- 03
Say Anything...
An optimistic underachiever pursues the class valedictorian in this sincere and iconic romantic drama.
Average student and eternal optimist Lloyd Dobler seeks to capture the heart of Diane Court, a beautiful but unattainable valedictorian classmate. He surprises just about everyone - including himself - when she returns the sentiment. However, Diane's divorced, over-protective father soon begins to disapprove of the match, and Lloyd realises that it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.
- 04
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
A candid and humorous look at the messy reality of jobs, romance, and social life in Southern California.
Based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe, Fast Times follows a group of high school students growing up in Southern California. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for love, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone. Jeff Spicoli, a perpetually stoned surfer faces-off with the resolute teacher, Mr. Hand. Hilarity and heartbreak ensue.
- 05
Heathers
A stylishly dark satire that takes high school social hierarchies to a lethal and hilarious extreme.
A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
- 06
Pretty in Pink
A working-class girl navigates the pressures of high school social status and a complicated love triangle.
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.
- 07
The Outsiders
A gritty and emotional look at the rivalry between two socioeconomic gangs in 1960s Oklahoma.
In 1960s Tulsa, class divisions ignite a violent rivalry between the working-class Greasers and the privileged Socs. When a deadly encounter forces two Greasers, Ponyboy and Johnny, to flee, their struggle for survival and redemption exposes the fragile innocence and enduring bonds of youth on the wrong side of town.
- 08
Sixteen Candles
A teenage girl navigates a chaotic birthday that her family has completely forgotten.
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
- 09
Footloose
A city teen brings a spirit of rebellion to a small town where dancing and rock music are strictly forbidden.
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
- 10
The Lost Boys
A stylish blend of horror and comedy featuring a gang of teenage vampires in a California beach town.
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.