All the Right Moves

Ampipe HS. Pennsylvania football. Friday night lights and sports being the only way out of the foundry for the boys.

Hits all the spots.

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Posted by Marciano1

Marksville, LA

Member since Jun 2009

18478 posts

Posted on 2/16/23 at 9:30 pm to BHM

quote:
Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

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Posted by SouthEasternKaiju

SouthEast... you figure it out

Member since Aug 2021

25479 posts

Posted on 2/16/23 at 9:32 pm to BHM

Cue slow-mo Phoebe Cates climbing out of the pool & The Cars ‘Moving in stereo’ soundtrack. .

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Posted by NorthEndZone

Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 2/16/23 at 9:33 pm to SouthEasternKaiju

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Cue slow-mo Phoebe Cates

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Posted by dingle

Baton Rouge

Member since Jan 2004

467 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 7:09 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

Vision Quest

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Posted by TygerTyger

Houston

Member since Oct 2010

9231 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 7:22 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

Brighton Beach Memoirs
Birdie
Valley Girl (kinda)
Breaking Away

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Posted by Big Daddy Kayne

Member since May 2020

419 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 7:26 am to Boomdaddy65201

yep Risky Business was my ultimate 80's coming of age flick. Still listen to the soundtrack occasionally.

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Posted by TejasHorn

High Plains Driftin'

Member since Mar 2007

10996 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 8:24 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

Fast Times is the quintessential movie from this genre. Aside from a great movie and soundtrack, we all knew a version of those characters in HS.

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Posted by Hetfield

Dallas

Member since Jun 2013

7115 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 8:36 am to GeauxldMember

Last American Virgin
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There are tons but this one hit me the hardest. The moment I watched the ending is the moment that every man realizes you can never truly trust a woman.

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Posted by leeman101

Huntsville, AL

Member since Aug 2020

1512 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 9:20 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

Dead Poets Society

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Posted by Zephyrius

Wharton, La.

Member since Dec 2004

7971 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 9:28 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

Some Kind of Wonderful is underrated

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Posted by Lakefront-Tiger

Da Lakefront

Member since Nov 2004

5922 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 9:35 am to Zephyrius

Here's one no one talks about that needs more love:
Making the Grade

Palmer Woodrow was a quote machine.

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Posted by Beardlington

Member since Dec 2022

859 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 9:45 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

Arthur
Stand By Me
Fandango
Uncle Buck
Biloxi Blues
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Full Metal Jacket
About Last Night
Lean on Me
The Falcon and the Snowman
Gardens of Stone
Risky Business
Rumble Fish
The Outsiders

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Posted by Beardlington

Member since Dec 2022

859 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 9:49 am to Zephyrius

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Some Kind of Wonderful is underrated

Agreed, and while the four headliners were serviceable enough I became a lifelong fan of Elias Koteas who played the skinhead from that movie

This post was edited on 2/17/23 at 9:51 am

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Posted by chinese58

NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.

Member since Jun 2004

30528 posts

Posted on 2/17/23 at 10:10 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

Atypical ones:

Big (1988).

Empire of the Sun (1987)

Hope and Glory (1987)

This post was edited on 2/17/23 at 10:33 am

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Posted by madmaxvol

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Member since Oct 2011

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Posted on 2/17/23 at 10:37 am to Mid Iowa Tiger

I had a buddy with a video disc player that was really clear when it would pause...we watched Stripes many times for the shower scene (and John Larroquette throwing the spyglass though the window).

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