The original ending, which was changed after feedback from a horribly mis-guided test audience, was that Andi didn't go back to Blaine "That's not a name! That's a kitchen appliance!", but went to the Prom with Duckie. The ending the movie got stuck with was Andi going to the Prom by herself, Blaine delivering a few Heartfelt Lines to her, and them ending up together. Which is wrong, wrong, WRONG. Dammit.

Oh! And you're right. I remember being surprised by the ending at the time, because I figured Andi would end up appreciating Duckie.

The only summer my parents had HBO was the summer Grease II was playing ALL THE TIME. (Along with "The Reflex" video on MTV.) My little sister and I LOVED it -- watched it a zillion times, could sing all the songs.

My little sister had a Dirty Dancing obsession when it came out -- she was, 12? 11? -- we had it on tape. I've probably watched the damn thing 25 times. At 15, I knew it was cheesy, but still sighed over it.

Molly Ringwald always bugged me, but I loved The Breakfast Club and Some Kind of Wonderful. Oh, and I watched Back to the Future about a million times. I thought Lea Thompson was cooler that Molly Ringwald.

Oh, GOD, anyone remember Red Dawn?(The Russians are coming!) First PG-13 movie I ever saw. I thought I was SO FUCKING COOL!

Valley Girl ! Oh my god, I adored that movie. Went out and bought a Plimsouls album, even. And of course Lost Boys, which I forgot to mention before, but somehow I don't associate it as an 80s movie. I don't know why.

::smooches Cindy, just because::

I just admitted to myself that in the next few days I'm going to rummage through some boxes to see if I still have my movie poster for Lost Boys. If I do, I'm putting it up in my office. I'm pretty sure this action will fall into the "hopelessly cheesy" category, but I don't care.

And of course Lost Boys, which I forgot to mention before, but somehow I don't associate it as an 80s movie. I don't know why.

Because it came out in the summer of 1987, so it was very late 80s. My friends and I spent a lot of nights going to the local dollar theatre to see it over and over.

Oh, GOD, anyone remember Red Dawn?(The Russians are coming!) First PG-13 movie I ever saw. I thought I was SO FUCKING COOL!

I LOVED Red Dawn! I saw it when it came out on video when I was 17. It made me cry. (What? I can be a sap.)

I am a sap for all the 80's movies noted so far.

I remember renting Valley Girl and running to my friend's house during lunch from school to watch it in 30 minute chunks. We thought we were too cool.

DH proposed during Ferris Bueller. Right before the Stock Market scene.

Footloose, Fame, Lost Boys, Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club..... Movie heaven.

Wasn't Red Dawn the first PG-13 movie at all? It was the first something, I'm pretty sure.

Damn, I forgot to mention Flashdance ! That I saw a zillion times -- and, again, bought the album. (And did indeed cut up a sweatshirt or two.) I can still watch that one. The ending still makes me tear up, with the yay! jump and the roses and dog ... ::sniffles::

Because it came out in the summer of 1987, so it was very late 80s.

Ah. That would have been my second year of college. I think I actually saw it when I was working at a video store in town. Which still rented Betamax at the time. Oy.

Many happy birthday greetings from Alaska, juliana!!! I hope you have been having a perfect day.

Red Dawn. I adore Red Dawn. I cried every time I saw it. Cried, no, I sobbed. And the Lost Boys. OMG, I'm turning back into a teenager before my very eyes.