Classic eighties

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2005)

This movie is for me a manifestation of USA in the eighties. Or I should say a climax of what I, as a non American, experienced as an array of culturally strong movies. John Huges is credited for more than a handful of good movies, always oozing of the American way of life, and he doesn't fail to deliver here. Molly Ringwold, Emilio Estavez, Anthony M. Hall and Judd Nelson all perform brilliantly in this stream of classic remarks. This is one of those movies where you learn all the lines of by heart; quoting an inquisitive John Bender as he asks Pricipal Dick Vernon "... does Barry Manilow know that you're raiding his waredrobe?!". As a teenager I watched this over and over again, and I firmly believe it has added to my understanding of one of the most powerful cultures of the eighties. I recommend it to anyone.