Orestes Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 What movies do you think best represent a snapshot of what High School was like each decade, or maybe just a part of a decade? 60s: American Graffiti 70s: Dazed and Confused 80s: Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles 90s: American pie, The Perks of Being a Wallflower 00s: Mean Girls I've got nothin for the 10's. Might have to wait a few years for the folks who were/are in high school to start making films based on their experiences. I'm also unsure if Mean Girls is particularly representative of the 00s, or just high school generally. There are probably better choices out there. It also occurs to me that these are all pretty much middle class white kid movies. Hopefully we'll get some movies listed that show things from different perspectives. What have ya got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 John Hughes ruled the 80's no doubt but there are other films that represented the 80's very well. IMO, Fast Times at Ridgemont High is the defining high school film, even moreso than Breakfast Club. Porky's was also a defining film as it is the highest grossing high school film ever made (I think). It's a good topic and I too wrote about this a while back. http://www.top10films.co.uk/archives/20770 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I don't know if Mean Girls really defined high schools, it was an over-exaggerated example of a typical high school.Not complaining, I love Mean Girls and I laugh more every time I see it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 10s perks of being a wall flower. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyevenstar22 Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 i'm not sure i've even seen mean girls , maybe 5 mn while changing channels but the entire film nope ! i don't know when last i watched a high school film or tv show hmmm wait that woulld be gossip girl a couple yrs back but that was about anything but school lol high school movie : ten things i hate about you , she's all that , american pies yeah the 2000s maybe the teen members of the forum can chime in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AniNate Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I don't know if Mean Girls really defined high schools, it was an over-exaggerated example of a typical high school.Not complaining, I love Mean Girls and I laugh more every time I see it. Every high school movie is an over-exaggerated high school. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orestes Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 10s perks of being a wall flower. That was set in the 90s though, wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orestes Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) John Hughes ruled the 80's no doubt but there are other films that represented the 80's very well. IMO, Fast Times at Ridgemont High is the defining high school film, even moreso than Breakfast Club. Porky's was also a defining film as it is the highest grossing high school film ever made (I think). It's a good topic and I too wrote about this a while back. http://www.top10films.co.uk/archives/20770 Can't believe I forgot about Ridgemont High. Phoebe Cates Porky's, too. Only saw that once, though, and it was a while ago. Edited August 21, 2014 by Orestes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Every high school movie is an over-exaggerated high school. Yeah, but Mean Girls might just be a bit more over the top than the likes of The Breakfast Club or Fast Times. i'm not sure i've even seen mean girls , maybe 5 mn while changing channels but the entire film nope ! i don't know when last i watched a high school film or tv show hmmm wait that woulld be gossip girl a couple yrs back but that was about anything but school lol high school movie : ten things i hate about you , she's all that , american pies yeah the 2000s maybe the teen members of the forum can chime in It's on Netflix, go watch it as soon as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Every high school movie is an over-exaggerated high school. Disagree. Breakfast Club and Fast Times were not exaggeration. Pretty in Pink wasn't, depending on where you lived. The Seth in that movie really does exist.....so does the Andies and so on...Ducky was probably an exaggeration but he was done for comedic purposes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 From the 90's I thought Can't Hardly Wait did a good job of showing what high school was like 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumer Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 From the 90's I thought Can't Hardly Wait did a good job of showing what high school was like Agree!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommycruise Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 High School Musical anyone :PJk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmandeep Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) I think oddly enough it could be 21 Jump Street? Edited August 22, 2014 by Lordmandeep 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommycruise Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I think oddly enough it could be 22 Jump Street?Wouldnt that be 21 jumpt Street? Cause in 22 jump street they go to college Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 That was set in the 90s though, wasn't it? Yes I was thinking of naming movies that came out in each decade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orestes Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 I think oddly enough it could be 21 Jump Street? Actually yeah, you might be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webslinger Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Superbad was the movie that did the best job of representing high school while I was in it. Between that and Juno, my junior year was an unusually good year for high school movies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orestes Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 I find myself feeling increasingly stupid for forgetting 21JS, Superbad, and Juno. Old age must be setting in early, and I've only had 5 anniversaries of my 29th birthday . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 i think Easy A for 10s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
