Not many movies take fifty times their production budget at the box office, but that statistic alone certainly helps to demonstrate the endearing popularity of this mid-1980's teen comedy classic. Even though is an oddball comedy that harks back to perhaps more innocent times, in 2016 the U.S National Film Registry selected it for long term historical preservation. One can only … [Read more...] about All You Need To Know About The Breakfast Club (1985)
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Just For Fun: Re-Making “The Breakfast Club”
It's hard not to love the idea behind "The Breakfast Club," and that got us thinking: how fun would a re-make be? Of course, much of what made "The Breakfast Club" fun was its originality, its teen movie charm, and of course, the actors and actresses involved. Certainly, a re-make would be a massive adjustment, and there are plenty of fans of the original who might not like the … [Read more...] about Just For Fun: Re-Making “The Breakfast Club”
Wisdom
Released in 1986 and starring two engaged Brat Packers in Emilio Estevez and Demi Moore, Wisdom was Estevez's first attempt at directing. The movie revolves around Estevez's young ambitious character John Wisdom and how an old felony conviction comes back to haunt him as he applies and is turned down for a number of jobs. Frustrated by his attempts to make a legitimate … [Read more...] about Wisdom
The Outsiders
The Outsiders movie, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is an adaption of the novel written by S.E. Hinton. Released in 1983, the film launched the careers of some of the biggest actors of the 1980s. The story is based around a street gang called the Greasers. The Greasers are made up of Darrel, Sodapop, Ponyboy, Johnny, Dallas, Two-Bit and Steve. Darrel and his men have a … [Read more...] about The Outsiders
Fresh Horses
One of the last 80's Brat Pack movies and probably the only one I've not bothered to watch more than once. It reminds me of a version of Pretty In Pink that is trying to be too cool for its own good. Fresh Horses is the story of Matt Larkin, a college student that falls for a younger, married and less educated girl. He wants to get out of his engagement and she wants to get … [Read more...] about Fresh Horses