The 80's had many genres of movie but only two of them are quintessentially "80's". These are the slasher style horror movies and of course the teen films.

There was a rise of a whole new generation of young actors - "The Brat Pack". The following pages will attempt to address the films and actors involved.

The plots for these films were always similar to a degree. All the kids had problems, more problems than actually existed in fact. Most films seemed to revolve around love, record shops (to ensure a sellable soundtrack), a large dose of angst/whining and the characters coming to the conclusion that all their problems were actually the fault of their parents. (In John Hughes films at least).

And so on to the homage to these films....

Other films coming soon :-

• The Last American Virgin (Boaz Davidson; 1982)
• Fast Times At Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe; 1982 Starring Sean Penn, Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold and Jennifer Jason Leigh)
• Risky Business (Paul Brickman; 1983; Starring Tom Cruise)
• Odd Jobs (Mark Story; 1984; Starring Paul Reiser)
• Revenge Of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise (Joe Roth; 1987; Starring Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong)
• Some Kind Of Wonderful (John Hughes; 1987; Starring Lea Thompson, Eric Stoltz and Mary Stuart Masterson)
• How I Got Into College (Savage Steve Holland;1989; Starring Anthony Edwards and Corey Parker)

Anybody got any other suggestions? Email me