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re: Coming of Age movies from the 80s - watchya got?
Posted on 2/17/23 at 11:42 am to LouisianaLonghorn
Posted on 2/17/23 at 11:42 am to LouisianaLonghorn
Tomboy. Just one of the Guys(Joyce Hyser had perfect boobs).
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Posted on 2/17/23 at 11:47 am to LouisianaLonghorn
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St. Elmo’s Fire
safe choice for this list, but when it came out it was hyped as that generations version of The Big Chill but didn't hold a candle to it
ETA: Big Chill was 80s too and only a couple years before St Elmo, so maybe I'm misremembering the "this generations Big Chill"
This post was edited on 2/17/23 at 11:50 am
Posted on 2/17/23 at 11:48 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
Back when Disney made good films and weren't trash, 1985's...
Posted on 2/17/23 at 12:15 pm to Kino74
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The Breakfast Club. First coming of age movie told from the kids perspective.
The first? That's ridiculous, there were plenty of coming of age movies from the kids perspective before that.
Posted on 2/17/23 at 12:31 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
Weird Science
Posted on 2/17/23 at 1:59 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
Breaking Away (1979) is one of my favorite films and it became model for the classic 80s teen genre in which social class was explored as a center theme in ones identity and future opportunity.
Most of the 80s coming of age were white kids from across the tracks mingling with the John Hughes type upper class burbs
Karate Kid, Breakfast Club, Say Anything, 16 Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, Hoosiers, Valley Girl, All the Right Moves, - all have a white kid struggling with identity of being poor and conflict is either wanting to get out or fitting in with their wealthier peers.
Then Boyz in the Hood changed everything..... and the 90s started
Most of the 80s coming of age were white kids from across the tracks mingling with the John Hughes type upper class burbs
Karate Kid, Breakfast Club, Say Anything, 16 Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, Hoosiers, Valley Girl, All the Right Moves, - all have a white kid struggling with identity of being poor and conflict is either wanting to get out or fitting in with their wealthier peers.
Then Boyz in the Hood changed everything..... and the 90s started
Posted on 2/17/23 at 2:59 pm to Beardlington
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safe choice for this list, but when it came out it was hyped as that generations version of The Big Chill but didn't hold a candle to it ETA: Big Chill was 80s too and only a couple years before St Elmo, so maybe I'm misremembering the "this generations Big Chill"
There was a very loose remake of The Big Chill that came out a few years back. It was called About Alex. It followed the same basic plot except that the friends were in their late 20’s and Alex (also the name of the character that died in The Big Chill) survived his suicide attempt.
Posted on 2/17/23 at 3:02 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
I am a little older so "Breaking Away" from 1979 I think.
Posted on 2/17/23 at 3:05 pm to WaltWhite504
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Most of the 80s coming of age were white kids from across the tracks mingling with the John Hughes type upper class burbs
Karate Kid, Breakfast Club, Say Anything, 16 Candles, Some Kind of Wonderful, Hoosiers, Valley Girl, All the Right Moves, - all have a white kid struggling with identity of being poor and conflict is either wanting to get out or fitting in with their wealthier peers.
One Crazy Summer is another good one along these lines.
I don't think I've seen Summer School listed
Posted on 2/17/23 at 3:18 pm to WaltWhite504
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Breaking Away (1979) is one of my favorite films and it became model for the classic 80s teen genre in which social class was explored as a center theme in ones identity and future opportunity.
The original script for Caddyshack was written in the same vein - a much more nuanced look at teens coming of age amidst the rigid class barriers of a country club.
But Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield just took over with their unstoppable comedic personalities and the movie morphed into a slapstick comedy.
The creator - Doug Kinney (of National Lampoon fame) - was so depressed over how the movie changed and the bad reviews it initially got that he went to Hawaii and committed suicide.
Posted on 2/17/23 at 3:39 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
Bikini car wash
Posted on 2/17/23 at 3:52 pm to mattz1122
Vision Quest
Posted on 2/17/23 at 3:53 pm to SumnerCoVolsac
Iron Eagle. A teenager comes into his own to rescue his father! He steps up, puts his fears aside, and faces the consequences. I’d say it counts.
Posted on 2/17/23 at 7:33 pm to CoachDon
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Vision Quest
One of the best sound tracks ever.
Another less mentioned movie that I love:
Posted on 2/17/23 at 7:50 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
The Last Starfighter
Posted on 2/17/23 at 8:31 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
Posted on 2/17/23 at 10:12 pm to mikelbr
Yeah. I was like 4 or 5 myself and my parents took me as well. Lol
Posted on 2/17/23 at 10:30 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
War Games
Posted on 2/17/23 at 10:47 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
Page 3 and still no mention of Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
Posted on 2/17/23 at 11:12 pm to GolfIsGood
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Page 3 and still no mention of Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
I never liked that movie.
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