Hee hee, Edgar suit… Give me sugar!! My …

Comment posted Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist: The Adventures in Babysitting for a New Generation by katie71483.

Hee hee, Edgar suit… Give me sugar!!

My favorite teen movies are actually from a little before my teen years but I claim them anyway. They are (and not necessarily in this order) Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and The Breakfast Club. Some Kind of Wonderful gets an honorable mention because the Duckie character finally gets the girl (or guy as the case may be). Yes, they were all made by the late, great John Hughes but can you think of any teen movies that have been made since that weren’t directly influenced by these?

I also love Dazed and Confused because it feels real. I know these people even if I don’t actually like all of them. (And it’s so much fun to see so many actors in their first role of any note!)

Scream was so much fun BECAUSE it made fun of itself and its genre. How many spin offs, spoofs and rip offs has it inspired?

Lastly, I’d like to mention Stand By Me. I’m not sure the kids in it were actually teenagers, but close enough. Amazing acting by the four leads, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell and Corey Feldman – and I’ve never been able to look at blueberry pie the same way.

Recent comments by katie71483

• The Trouble with True Blood
  Rather than tie up your comment section, check out my new blog entry about True Blood: http://bit.ly/bq3CEr
• Baby Update
  Jen, he’s so tiny! I bet Moses’ head weighs more than Jasper does. Congratulations! And, I look forward to hearing more about PCC Jr. in the future.
  .-= katie71483´s last blog ..Geek @ Heart =-.
• Maternity Leave
  I’ll miss you, Jen! Good luck with le bebe.
  .-= katie71483´s last blog ..Memos – a strong argument against =-.
• Pop Culture Roundup, June 24
  You do realize that Taylor Kitsch, our beloved Tim Riggins, is also signed up for the Battleship movie? And they’re going to be filming at least some of it here in BR? I’m going to have to get some new sneakers to do some stalking, lol…
  .-= katie71483´s last blog ..Need a laugh? =-.
• Pop Culture Roundup, June 17
  I intended to watch Pretty Little Liars. I still may, but I just haven’t felt the urge to search it out. For that matter, I haven’t been watching t.v. much at all so far this summer; I’ve really been taking advantage of my netflix subscription. Even Burn Notice, which used to be must see t.v. for me, hasn’t really kept my attention. I don’t really have an explanation.
  .-= katie71483´s last blog ..What the heck was he thinking? =-.

powered by SEO Super Comments

Related Posts:

• 

  By katie71483, August 18, 2009 @ 12:48 pm

  Hee hee, Edgar suit… Give me sugar!!

  My favorite teen movies are actually from a little before my teen years but I claim them anyway. They are (and not necessarily in this order) Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and The Breakfast Club. Some Kind of Wonderful gets an honorable mention because the Duckie character finally gets the girl (or guy as the case may be). Yes, they were all made by the late, great John Hughes but can you think of any teen movies that have been made since that weren’t directly influenced by these?

  I also love Dazed and Confused because it feels real. I know these people even if I don’t actually like all of them. (And it’s so much fun to see so many actors in their first role of any note!)

  Scream was so much fun BECAUSE it made fun of itself and its genre. How many spin offs, spoofs and rip offs has it inspired?

  Lastly, I’d like to mention Stand By Me. I’m not sure the kids in it were actually teenagers, but close enough. Amazing acting by the four leads, River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell and Corey Feldman – and I’ve never been able to look at blueberry pie the same way.

  

  Jennifer Roland Reply:
  August 20th, 2009 at 10:47 am

  Pre-teen/teen. It’s all the same. Stand By Me was a great movie, and a great short story by the incomparable Stephen King.

  Sixteen Candles is probably my favorite of the John Hughes movies.

• 

  By James, August 18, 2009 @ 2:40 pm

  I recently saw N&N too and noticed the bustop similarities between that and Babysitting. I still catch Babysitting every now and then on USA or wherever its airing and think it still holds up well. Gotta go with Ferris Bueller as my all time fave teen flick though. If you want to see a sometimes enjoyable recent Ferris clone, watch Charlie Bartlett.

  

  Jennifer Roland Reply:
  August 20th, 2009 at 10:48 am

  Tell me more about this Charlie Bartlett. I loved Ferris’s devil-may-care attitude, and I could use a new Ferris in my life.

Other Links to this Post