SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 One more in our proliferation of polls! Which John Hughes penned, Howard Deutch filmed movie comes out on top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 80s yuppies? Srsly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 St. Elmo's Fire these movies ain't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Never seen either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I have St Elmo and Pretty in Pink taped on my cable box. I'll see them soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I probably confuse all three of those mentioned. Seen them all in the eternal wasteland of 80's/90's tv but only the more outrageous stuff (Ferris/Weird Science) ever stayed with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 The Weird Science song is awesome. The Illustrious Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 If i remember right this one, not Ferris, had a great Bill Paxton performance...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 As the older brother bully? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,489 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 That's right. "Why are you such a wanker?" "Because I get off on it!". 11 minutes ago, publicist said: If i remember right this one, not Ferris, had a great Bill Paxton performance...? Frankly, Pub, there's never been a bad Bill Paxton performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,453 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Of those choices, PRETTY IN PINK for both. But films like THE BREAKFAST CLUB, SIXTEEN CANDLES or FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (the latter of which has no Hughes connection) are superior to both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Put me down for Some Kind of Wonderful. "Why didn't you tell me?" "You never asked." SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,489 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 They stole that! "Why don't you wait till you're asked?". "Well, why don't you ask me? ". SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 My goodness, I never realized that! Bond stole from Hughes? Who would have thought! For me, Some Kind Of Wonderful is second only to The Breakfast Club in terms of Hughes's writing. Pretty In Pink is great, and, despite being very 80s, has aged very well. But, Some Kind Of Wonderful really goes deeper. Hughes and Deutch were able to make a movie that was both an entertaining, substantial teen romance, and a rather cynical, rather open-ended coming of age story that has something to say about human nature, and about American class dynamics, where money is not necessarily the only factor. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ii2 210 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 In the John Hughes movies, I have only watched Some Kind Of Wonderful and The Breakfast Club. IMO, Breakfast Club is a better film, but the story of Some Kind Of Wonderful is better. Haven't watched Pretty in Pink yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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