Best High School Movie

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 22, 2005, 3:28 am

I know I missed some good ones but of the movies listed, which is your favorite movie that revolves around a high school setting. I tried to avoid the ones like Scream, I know what you did last summer etc that are spoof horror type movies. No, this doesn't belong in the video forum!

Nilaman · Post by **Nilaman** » June 22, 2005, 4:12 am

Risky Business FTW!

eOmniz · Post by **eOmniz** » June 22, 2005, 4:59 am

Bueller, but Dazed and Confused close behind.

Ransure · Post by **Ransure** » June 22, 2005, 5:11 am

Shit, 3 of my favoritest movies there.... hard to put em in order

Buellers, Breakfast, Heathers....

Mr Bacon · Post by **Mr Bacon** » June 22, 2005, 8:00 am

Bueller... Bueller... Bueller?

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » June 22, 2005, 8:40 am

Porky's? Where the hell is Porky's!?

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » June 22, 2005, 9:08 am

Better Off Dead? Hello?

Ferris Bueller is the most over-rated movie of the last 50 years.

Morgrym · Post by **Morgrym** » June 22, 2005, 9:13 am

On your list, I voted for Fast Times.

Though I would vote for Porkys if it was up there.

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » June 22, 2005, 9:41 am

those not voting Ferris Bueller's Day Off should be fucking ashamed of yourselves.

Morgrym · Post by **Morgrym** » June 22, 2005, 9:45 am

going for the underdog since everyone and their brother will vote for Ferris. When I think of classic scenes from that era, I constantly picture Spikoli<sp> having pizza delivered to class and calling his teacher a dick..classic stuff that has been with me for years.

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » June 22, 2005, 10:42 am

Personally I never thought FBDO was that great of a movie... maybe it's guy that's in it, met him a few times growing up at the gym (he was shooting a movie on location) and he was a dick... who knows.

I came REAL close to voting for Heathers... love that movie "fuck me gently with a chainsaw Heather!" classically screwd up. I also love Dazed and Confused... with MM says "Thing about High School girls is that I keep getting older but I stay the same age..." and he makes that hand gesture... spewed soda out of my nose when I first saw that. I also really like Better Off Dead (not sure if it was on the list or not though)... however I truly can't stand most of those 80s hype movies with the "brat pack"...

Thus the truly all time great HS movie is Fast Times at Ridgemont High, I mean it kind of started the genera anyway. The whole "dosen't anyone knock anymore" masturbation scene, Spacoli's Van, Mr. HAND!, Led Zepplin 4, "No Shirt, No Shoes, NO DICE!"... love it!

Marb

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » June 22, 2005, 10:58 am

Porky's. Although it's shameful American Pie was not mentioned either.

Midnyte_Ragebringer · Post by **Midnyte_Ragebringer** » June 22, 2005, 11:01 am

I love the Ferris!

Hesten · Post by **Hesten** » June 22, 2005, 12:47 pm

American Pie (the first of course) is missing.

And where was Animal House?

With those two lacking, i had to vote for Ferris

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » June 22, 2005, 12:48 pm

Animal House was a college movie.

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » June 22, 2005, 1:00 pm

Fast Times definately!

People who voted for Breakfast Club should be stuck in a room with Sylvos when he has gas

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » June 22, 2005, 1:19 pm

Drinsic Darkwood · Post by **Drinsic Darkwood** » June 22, 2005, 1:30 pm

Fast Times was far better than Ferris =/

Fesuni Chopsui · Post by **Fesuni Chopsui** » June 22, 2005, 1:34 pm

Obviously Heathers is!

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » June 22, 2005, 1:48 pm

Thank you for putting 3 O'clock high in there .. that would finish 2nd to Risky Business and ahead of Some Kind of Wonderful with Bueller finishing 4th.

Buddy Revelle is the all-time bad ass and later got to monkey grunge Sheryln Fenn in Two Moons Junction in some of the hottest sex the R rating board has ever allowed.

best quote from SKOW .. not gonna touch him, just gonna stare at him, make him cry a little bit.

This party is about to become a historical fact.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 22, 2005, 1:52 pm

Damn, American Pie should have been on there. Porky's slipped my mind as I didn't picture it in a high school setting but the shower room scene qualifies it.

I think Fast Times is the all time classic High School movie in the 80's era. A more specific rating would break down the options by decade..80's, 90's and 00's. Tough choices.

Edit: I voted for Some Kind of Wonderful Seebs and Three O'Clock High I knew wouldn't beat out other movies but had to put it on there due to its greatness.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » June 22, 2005, 1:52 pm

I had to vote Heathers for the Winona Ryder/Shannen Doherty combo meal.

noel · Post by **noel** » June 22, 2005, 2:08 pm

At the time of first viewing, my vote definitely would have gone to Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Now that I'm older though, just with the list above I'd have to go with:
1. Dazed and Confused
2. The Breakfast Club
3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Personally, I don't really think we need movies like American Pie or Van Wilder on this list cause the list is kinda old school which is nice.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » June 22, 2005, 2:13 pm

Van Wilder is a college flick.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 22, 2005, 2:14 pm

From your list, Fast Times, but I would write in a vote for Better off Dead.

Also, wtf is '10 Things I hate About You'? I must be getting old or I missed something.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 22, 2005, 2:36 pm

Canelek wrote:From your list, Fast Times, but I would write in a vote for Better off Dead.

Also, wtf is '10 Things I hate About You'? I must be getting old or I missed something.

10 Things I Hate About You is a pretty good High School movie set in the Washington area. Any movie on the list above you haven't seen, you should!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/

noel · Post by **noel** » June 22, 2005, 2:47 pm

Yeah, but if we let in 10 things I hate about you, we also have to let in shit like Can't Hardly Wait, and it will never end.

Masteen, good point about Van Wilder. ><

Jice Virago · Post by **Jice Virago** » June 22, 2005, 3:11 pm

I would argue that Better off Dead and Girl Next Door belong on that list, the former being my favorite old style high school movie (neck and neck with breakfast club) and the latter being the best new high school movie.

Hayley · Post by **Hayley** » June 22, 2005, 3:13 pm

I voted for Sixteen Candles. I used to watch that movie over and over and I think, to this day, I can still recite the dialogue. Was really close though as I also love Fast Times.

Another of my favorites that are not on the list are Valley Girl (fantastic soundtrack too!) and Just One of the Guys.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » June 22, 2005, 3:22 pm

Haha, I remember Valley Girl. That was a good one. As far as 'Just one of the Guys', now, that was just creepy.

Ebumar · Post by **Ebumar** » June 22, 2005, 3:24 pm

It was a tough call between napoleon and bueller - I chose Bueller.

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » June 22, 2005, 3:45 pm

Valley Girl

Started Nicholas copolla's stalking career.

Interestingly, the chick in that was the slut in Real Genius. More gums than teeth.

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » June 22, 2005, 4:20 pm

I'm kinda fond of St. Elmo's fire, for great cast and soundtrack not too shabby either

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 22, 2005, 4:26 pm

noel wrote:Yeah, but if we let in 10 things I hate about you, we also have to let in shit like Can't Hardly Wait, and it will never end.

Masteen, good point about Van Wilder. ><

10 Things came out in 1999...just before the 2000 cut off....Napoleon was an exception.

Velley Girl is another one of the movies that takes place outside of the high school setting for the most part...I suppose I was trying to focus on High School movies that have a substantial part of then take place in the High School.

Valley Girl is a great one though.

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » June 22, 2005, 4:28 pm

Also Dead Poets Society is high school based isn't it? or was it college

great movie nonetheless

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » June 22, 2005, 4:28 pm

Fast Times got my vote.

Three that should be on the list, though:

Last American Virgin

Better off Dead (TWO DOLLARS!!!!)

Pump up the Volume

None of these would get my vote for best, but they deserve to be up there as much as some of those others hehe.

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » June 22, 2005, 4:33 pm

I could not remember the neam of Cusack's better off dead, should have googled.

Pump up the Volume .. eh .. Christian Slater's a woman beating tool .. we'll leave him off.

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » June 22, 2005, 4:35 pm

Red Dawn was a high school flick!! (and the first ever pg-13 movie)

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 22, 2005, 5:02 pm

Hayley wrote:I voted for Sixteen Candles. I used to watch that movie over and over and I think, to this day, I can still recite the dialogue. Was really close though as I also love Fast Times.

Another of my favorites that are not on the list are Valley Girl (fantastic soundtrack too!) and Just One of the Guys.

Was Just One of the Guys the one that had the topless chick holding the football helmets over her tits? Ahh.. the good memories of being a kid in a video store. Cheech and Chong were like forbidden fruit!

Hayley · Post by **Hayley** » June 22, 2005, 5:17 pm

LOL yeah! And she had a horny little brother named Buddy who was actually pretty damn funny.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » June 22, 2005, 7:00 pm

Save Ferris!

Also, Napoleon Dynamite is horribly over-rated imo

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » June 22, 2005, 7:09 pm

I was waiting for a Euro to try and add "Gregory's Girl" to the list or something but it didn't happen. No good Euro High School Movies?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082477/

And don't forget, To Sir With Love!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062376/

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » June 23, 2005, 12:08 am

Red Dawn was a high school flick!! (and the first ever pg-13 movie)

I thought that honor went to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Can someone do the footwork on that and see who is right? I've gotta run!

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » June 23, 2005, 12:23 am

From the almighty imdb.com:

Red Dawn was the first motion picture released with the PG-13 rating, which had been created after difficulty rating some movies in 1984, most notably Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984). (The Flamingo Kid (1984) was the first film to be *given* a PG-13 rating, but sat on the shelves for five months before being released.)

Trek · Post by **Trek** » June 23, 2005, 12:28 am

Fast times

I like Ferris as well

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » June 23, 2005, 6:56 am

Fast Times

Naked Phoebe for the win

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » June 23, 2005, 9:15 am

Fairweather Pure wrote:
Red Dawn was a high school flick!! (and the first ever pg-13 movie)
I thought that honor went to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Can someone do the footwork on that and see who is right? I've gotta run!

The second movie to ever get PG-13 was The Woman in Red with Kelly LeBrock. I am fairly certain it was the first movie to not have an R rating and show fur.

Homercles · Post by **Homercles** » June 23, 2005, 10:44 am

I dont see Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure on that list. A GLARING Omission!

Post by **Sylvus** » June 23, 2005, 11:44 am

I dont see Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure on that list. A GLARING Omission!

Bogus!

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » June 23, 2005, 11:46 am

Fast Times is funny and all, but it still has that 80s taint to it.

that's what makes Dazed and Confused the best, the silliness of 80s movies has been removed.

Plus half the cool factor of Fast Times was that Spicoli was a pothead. In Dazed and Confused the potheads are much more prevalent, and much more realistic. More potheads, more better.

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