American High School Movies

[Andy the Don]

Anyone mentioned Pretty in Pink yet..??

Nope.. well that has to be up there, for the great sound track & the totally scrumptious Miss Molly Ringwold..

 

[Pieface]

All films with reference to high schools are preparation for American life

 

[cyberfairy]

Rock n roll high school Features the Ramones
Mean Girls is superb

 

[Dubversion]

All films with reference to high schools are preparation for American life

but what if the characters have already left high school and are already involved in American life (like GPB)?

 

[AverageJoe]

Grease

And on another tangent (sorry Dubs) - Sky High

 

[Pieface]

Anyone mentioned Pretty in Pink yet..??

Nope.. well that has to be up there, for the great sound track & the totally scrumptious Miss Molly Ringwold..

I received Pretty in Pink and the sensitively acted St Elmo's Fire in the post this morning.

 

[Dubversion]

<shoots self>

 

[marty21]

Anyone mentioned Pretty in Pink yet..??

Nope.. well that has to be up there, for the great sound track & the totally scrumptious Miss Molly Ringwold..

yes

and i think we got away with it

dub doesn't seem to have noticed

 

[Dubversion]

dub doesn't seem to have noticed

i noticed. I just hoped it would go away

 

[Pieface]

but what if the characters have already left high school and are already involved in American life (like GPB)?

All films with characters who have already left American high school are preparation for American life

 

[marty21]

I received Pretty in Pink and the sensitively acted St Elmo's Fire in the post this morning.

st elmos fire (fine movie that it is) shouldn;t be on this thread though

 

[Pieface]

You're right - it's more an American Hiatus between School, College and Life kind of film.

 

[Belushi]

I received Pretty in Pink and the sensitively acted St Elmo's Fire in the post this morning.

Two Classics

 

[Dubversion]

Diner

 

[AverageJoe]

The Faculty

 

[Pieface]

Strangely boring that film - Diner that is.

 

[rutabowa]

what's this thread about? are we just naming american high school films, or is there a subtlety i missed?

 

[Pieface]

Bring it On is classic.

Brings in some useful social commentary as well, with the inner city, hip hop cheerleaders from the wrong side of the tracks being morally virtuous and having their dances stolen by the preppy, grabbing, jock-fucking cheerqueens of the more affluent suburbs.

 

[rutabowa]

Bring it On is classic.

Brings in some useful social commentary as well, with the inner city, hip hop cheerleaders from the wrong side of the tracks being morally virtuous and having their dances stolen by the preppy, grabbing, jock-fucking cheerqueens of the more affluent suburbs.

i can't believe they wouldn't watch it with me.
ps you didn't even mention the fantastic song at the start! i hear it as gabba version sometimes. then, the funniest thing in any film ever, the dancce routine the "jazz hands" guy gets them to do.

 

[Dubversion]

what's this thread about? are we just naming american high school films, or is there a subtlety i missed?

It's in one sense a list, to create perhaps an invaluable resource. But also a place to discuss, to deride, to debate, to debunk. All human life is here.

 

[rutabowa]

Brings in some useful social commentary as well, with the inner city, hip hop cheerleaders from the wrong side of the tracks being morally virtuous and having their dances stolen by the preppy, grabbing, jock-fucking cheerqueens of the more affluent suburbs.

amaerican trashy teen films tend to do this kind of thing quite well.

 

[Dubversion]

amaerican trashy teen films tend to do this kind of thing quite well.

especially in Clueless

 

[rutabowa]

It's in one sense a list, to create perhaps an invaluable resource. But also a place to discuss, to deride, to debate, to debunk. All human life is here.

ok I think i've got it, let's go!

 

[marty21]

how about footloose?

teaching poor downtrodden high school students how to dance proper

 

[rutabowa]

especially in Clueless

also ref. the Scary Movie trilogy.

 

[Neva]

American Pie
10 Things I Hate About You
The Last American Virgin
The Lost Boys maybe. I can't remember if much of it was set in school.
Rebel Without a Cause!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

X men 123. They go to school in america.
How about 'elephant' ?

 

[Kanda]

No mention of Pump up the Volume??

Christian Slater as a pirate radio DJ upsetting the powers that be.

Rules of Attraction??

 

[Dubversion]

How about 'elephant' ?

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[milesy]

Bring it On is classic.

oh god..."but you must let me stay up and watch it, it's my life!!" is the plea i got on saturday night (not from tanky, before any "amusing" poster decides to ask )