An Unmissable Film that typifies 80's Teen America

Rating: Null/10 (7 August 2006)

I have to say that I much preferred this film to others like it, such as the Pretty in Pink style amongst others of the time. I superb cast, who clearly gelled on film and each brought a certain something to the film. Setting the film in Chicago, as opposed to New York (although who would notice as it's all indoors) was, in my opinion a good idea. Having a representative from all the groups of typical school life (even those in Britain)is pure genius - the jock, the pretty princess, the geek/boff, the guy-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks, and the loner (the one who never seemed to have any friends and always seemed odd). What made this particularly good to watch is that everyone knows that these people would never engage in conversation outside of the Saturday detention, and it gave each of them a chance to see each others' lives from a different perspective. Who knew that a Jock would actually admit that they hated the Jock Life??? An all round great film, that can be watched again and again, without getting boring.