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1980s high school films
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The list 1980s high school films includes
The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Grease 2 and Zapped!.
The list consists of 75 members.
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The Breakfast Club
1985 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film by John Hughes
Overview: The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American indie teen coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. It stars Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson ...
Release date: 7 February 1985Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: John HughesCast: Jonathan Chapin, Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, John Kapelos, Judd NelsonProducer: Gil Friesen, John HughesWriter: John HughesFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
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Sixteen Candles
1984 film by John Hughes
Overview: Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. Written and directed by John Hughes in his directorial debut, it ...
Release date: 4 May 1984Genre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: John HughesCast: Adam Rifkin, Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde WatanabeProducer: John Hughes, Hilton A. GreenWriter: John HughesA young girl's "sweet sixteenth" birthday becomes anything but special as she suffers from every embarrassment possible. 0
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Pretty in Pink
1986 film by Howard Deutch
Overview: Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. A cult classic, it is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film.
Release date: 28 February 1986Genre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Howard DeutchProducer: Michael Chinich, John HughesWriter: John HughesA poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy. 0
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Grease 2
1982 film by Patricia Birch
Overview: Grease 2 is a 1982 American musical romantic comedy film, and a standalone sequel to the 1978 film Grease, adapted from the 1971 musical of the same name by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Originally titled ...
Release date: 11 June 1982Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, RomanceDirector: Patricia BirchProducer: Allan Carr, Neil A. MachlisWriter: Ken Finkleman, Jim JacobsA British student at a 1960s American high school must prove himself to the leader of a girls' gang whose members can only date greasers. 0
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Zapped!
1982 teen film sex comedy by Robert J. Rosenthal
Overview: Zapped! is a 1982 American teen sex comedy film directed by Robert J. Rosenthal and co-written with Bruce Rubin. The film stars Scott Baio as a high school student who acquires telekinetic powers.
Release date: 23 July 1982Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi, FantasyDirector: Robert J. RosenthalProducer: Jeff Apple, Thomas M. HammelWriter: Bruce Rubin, Robert J. RosenthalA high school science nerd gains telekinetic powers after a laboratory accident and uses them for revenge upon bullies. 0
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Risky Business
1983 film by Paul Brickman
Overview: Risky Business is a 1983 American coming-of-age teen comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman (in his directorial debut) and starring Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay. It follows the sexual ...
Release date: 5 August 1983Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime, RomanceDirector: Paul BrickmanCast: Charlotte J. Helmkamp, Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Masur, Bronson PinchotProducer: Jon Avnet, James O'FallonWriter: Paul BrickmanA Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand. 0
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Porky's
1982 teen sex comedy film by Bob Clark
Overview: Porky's is a 1981 sex comedy film written and directed by Bob Clark about the escapades of teenagers in 1954 at the fictional Angel Beach High School in Florida. The film stars Kim Cattrall, Scott Colomby ...
Release date: 19 March 1982Genre: ComedyDirector: Bob ClarkProducer: Don Carmody, Bob ClarkWriter: Bob ClarkIn 1954, a group of Florida high-school guys try to help their buddy lose his virginity, which leads them to seek revenge on a sleazy nightclub owner and ... 0
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Lean on Me
1989 film by John G. Avildsen
Overview: Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Michael Schiffer, and starring Morgan Freeman. It is based on the story of Joe Louis Clark, a real life inner ...
Release date: 3 March 1989Genre: DramaDirector: John G. AvildsenProducer: John G. Avildsen, Michael SchifferWriter: Michael SchifferThe dedicated but tyrannical Joe Clark is appointed the principal of a decaying inner-city school he is determined to improve by any and all means. 0
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Footloose
1984 American musical-drama film directed by Herbert Ross
Overview: Footloose is a 1984 American musical drama film directed by Herbert Ross and written by Dean Pitchford. It tells the story of Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon), a teenager from Chicago who moves to a small town ...
Release date: 17 February 1984Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, MusicalDirector: Herbert RossProducer: Dean Pitchford, Daniel MelnickA city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. 0
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982 American coming-of-age teen comedy film by Amy Heckerling
Overview: Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Amy Heckerling (in her feature directorial debut) from a screenplay by Cameron Crowe, based on his 1981 book Fast Times ...
Release date: 13 August 1982Director: Amy HeckerlingProducer: Irving Azoff, C.O. EricksonWriter: Cameron CroweA group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll. 0
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Fame
1980 film by Alan Parker
Overview: Fame is a 1980 American teen musical drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Christopher Gore. Set in New York City, it chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending The High School ...
Release date: 16 May 1980Genre: Drama, Music, MusicalDirector: Alan ParkerProducer: David De Silva, Alan MarshallWriter: Christopher GoreA chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts. 0
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Can't Buy Me Love
1987 film by Steve Rash
Overview: Can't Buy Me Love is a 1987 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Steve Rash, starring Patrick Dempsey and Amanda Peterson in a story about a nerd at a high school in Tucson, Arizona, who gives ...
Release date: 14 August 1987Genre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Steve RashProducer: Ron Beckman, Mark BurgWriter: Michael SwerdlickAn outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. 0
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Wildcats
1986 film by Michael Ritchie
Overview: Wildcats is a 1986 American sports comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Goldie Hawn, James Keach and Swoosie Kurtz. It is the film debut of Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.
Release date: 14 February 1986Genre: Comedy, SportDirector: Michael RitchieProducer: Goldie Hawn, Anthea SylbertWriter: Ezra SacksA rookie high school football coach has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner city team into shape. 0
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Vision Quest
1985 US coming-of-age sports/romantic drama by Harold Becker
Overview: Vision Quest (released in the United Kingdom and Australia as Crazy for You) is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic drama film starring Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling, and Ronny ...
Release date: 15 February 1985Genre: Drama, Romance, SportDirector: Harold BeckerCast: Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling, Ronny Cox, Harold Sylvester, Charles HallahanProducer: Adam Fields, Peter GuberWriter: Terry Davis, Darryl PonicsanA high school wrestler in Spokane, Washington has trouble focusing on his training regimen when a beautiful young drifter takes up temporary residence ... 0
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Teen Wolf
1985 American fantasy comedy film
Overview: Teen Wolf is a 1985 American coming-of-age comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary ...
Release date: 23 August 1985Genre: Comedy, FantasyDirector: Rod DanielProducer: Thomas Coleman, Mark LevinsonWriter: Jeph Loeb, Matthew WeismanAn ordinary high school student discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself turning into a werewolf. 0
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Teen Witch
1989 teen fantasy-comedy film by Dorian Walker
Overview: Teen Witch is a 1989 American teen fantasy comedy film directed by Dorian Walker, written by Robin Menken and Vernon Zimmerman, and starring Robyn Lively and Zelda Rubinstein. The plot follows Louise ...
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, RomanceDirector: Dorian WalkerProducer: Moshe Diamant, Rafael EisenmanWriter: Robin Menken, Vernon ZimmermanHigh school misfit Louise, at a loss for romance, discovers magical abilities, but the teenage witch finds that she cannot conjure herself true love, so ... 0
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Summer School
1987 comedy film directed by Carl Reiner
Overview: Summer School is a 1987 American comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and starring Mark Harmon as a high school gym teacher who is forced to teach a remedial English class during the summer. The film c ...Release date: 22 July 1987Genre: Comedy, RomanceDirector: Carl ReinerCast: Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Robin Thomas, Patrick Labyorteaux, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Dean CameronProducer: Jeff Franklin, Jeff FranklinWriter: Stuart Birnbaum, David DashevA high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students ... 0
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Some Kind of Wonderful
1987 American romantic drama film by Howard Deutch
Overview: Some Kind of Wonderful is a 1987 American teen romantic drama film directed by Howard Deutch and starring Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Lea Thompson. It is one of several successful teen dramas ...
Release date: 27 February 1987Genre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Howard DeutchProducer: Michael Chinich, Ron ColbyWriter: John HughesWhen Keith goes out with Amanda, the girl of his dreams, Amanda's ex-boyfriend plans to get back at Keith. Meanwhile, Keith's best friend, tomboy Watts ... 0
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Screwballs
1983 film by Rafal Zielinski
Overview: Screwballs is a 1983 Canadian teen sex comedy film that was inspired by the success of Porky's.
Release date: 1 April 1983Genre: ComedyDirector: Rafal ZielinskiProducer: Roger Corman, Nicky FylanWriter: Linda Shayne, Jim WynorskiFrolicking youth comedy about zany high school students set in the 1960s. 0
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Porky's II: The Next Day
1983 film by Bob Clark
Overview: Porky's II: The Next Day is a 1983 sex comedy film and the sequel to the 1981 film Porky's. The film is directed and co-written by Bob Clark. Despite the films' title, the character of Porky does not make ...
Genre: ComedyDirector: Bob ClarkProducer: Don Carmody, Bob ClarkWriter: Roger Swaybill, Alan OrmsbyThe naughty high schoolers of Angel Beach High now seek revenge on a group of KKK religious fanatics and corrupt politicians who want to shut down their ... 0
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