My 80's touchstone flicks were HEATHERS, REPO MAN, BEETLEJUICE, and a number that definitely don't qualify as teen flicks: BRAZIL, BUCKAROO BANZAI, RAISING ARIZONA, BLUE VELVET, SOMETHING WILD, STOP MAKING SENSE. Also, top guilty pleasure 80's flick? CRIMES OF PASSION.
My 80's touchstone flicks were Ladyhawke, Princess Bride, Return of the Jedi, and Somewhere in Time. Sensing a theme, here? I studiously avoided Brat Pack movies, and until a few years ago had only seen Breakfast Club and She's Having a Baby. I had no use for teen drama when I was a teen, and now that I'm very much not, I can't even stand Romeo and Juliet.
Hmmm... 80s movies. The biggies that I remember that haven't yet been mentioned are
Poltergeist
(scared the shit out of me and made me afraid to see ET) and
Pee Wee's Big Adventure,
which my sophomore friend Michelle and I saw like 5 times and laughed hysterically through every single time.
Wait, I'm confused. That doesn't look like Buffista Nicole. Have you been talking about a different Nicole all this time?
A friend of mine just sent me cake! In the mail! The happy knows no end.
::licks away crumbs::
Wait, I'm confused. That doesn't look like Buffista Nicole. Have you been talking about a different Nicole all this time?
You skinny little skipper. This is our Cousin!Nicole who just visited over the last weekend. She is but 18 and has been suffering the torments of uncool Sacramento. We decided she needed to come to The Island of Misfit Toys San Francisco so she could revel in her own eccentricity.
She's so pretty, Hec! And obviously completely cool.
Oops, I thought she was your niece. In any case, she's gorgeous.
AmyLiz, you have cool friends.