You guys know any movies like these?

[ScottyQuick]

I've been watching some great movies lately, Mean Girls, Clueless, and Heathers, and I was wondering if you guys knew anymore teen comedies like them.

[Personamanx]

Not Another Teen Movie?

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[scout1279]

You might like 10 Things I Hate About You. It's Taming of the Shrew in the way that clueless is Sense and Sensibility.

[Personamanx]

You might like 10 Things I Hate About You. It's Taming of the Shrew in the way that clueless is Sense and Sensibility.

That is an awesome movie actually.

[Karen El]

St. Trinians?

[scout1279]

That is an awesome movie actually.

It's one of my all time favorite teen movies, along with the ones ScottyQuick already mentioned.


There are also the classic John Hughes 80s teen movies, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles. I'm just sort of assuming that what you're after is teen movies that really deal with social status in high school, since that's the only connective tissue I can see between the 3 you mentioned. I'd say most teen movies with female protagonists are about that. the ones with male protagonists are about sex.

[shrike]

Jawbreaker.

[BnL]

I've been watching some great movies lately, Mean Girls, Clueless, and Heathers, and I was wondering if you guys knew anymore teen comedies like them.

Have you ever watched Strangers With Candy? Not exactly like those, but it's hilarious, and deals heavily with high school social hierarchies.

[shrike]

Rock and Roll High School. :P

[Dr Ray Palmer]

I think the best, smartest, and funniest depiction of high school I've ever seen is the '90s cartoon series "Daria" -- the complete series just came out on DVD and it's FANTASTIC.

[ScottyQuick]

You might like 10 Things I Hate About You. It's Taming of the Shrew in the way that clueless is Sense and Sensibility.

EMMA, actually. What kind of nerd mixes up her Austen? Sheesh. And I LOVE 10 Things I Hate About You.



St. Trinians?

Oooh, looks cool. I'll check it out.


There are also the classic John Hughes 80s teen movies, Pretty in Pink, Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles. I'm just sort of assuming that what you're after is teen movies that really deal with social status in high school, since that's the only connective tissue I can see between the 3 you mentioned. I'd say most teen movies with female protagonists are about that. the ones with male protagonists are about sex.

I'm trying to think of what they have in common ... Heathers and Mean Girls have that sort of dark/black humor, and they all deal with relationships in high school, parental and romantic and familiar. They're all about that time where you sort of stop giving a fuck and decide to just go forward with your life, I guess.

I never got the big fuss over John Hughes. I mean, I know without him we wouldn't have Mean Girls, but they were never the beloved nerd grails to me that they are to others.


Have you ever watched Strangers With Candy? Not exactly like those, but it's hilarious, and deals heavily with high school social hierarchies.

No, but Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert wut!

[Personamanx]

Have you ever watched "Clone High"?

http://stephandtony.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/clone-high.jpg

As you can see it's an animated series, but it's hilarious.

[ScottyQuick]

I think the best, smartest, and funniest depiction of high school I've ever seen is the '90s cartoon series "Daria" -- the complete series just came out on DVD and it's FANTASTIC.

My best friend/prom date just bought that and we are going to watch it together! And I love Clone High too.

[Jenna]

I think the best, smartest, and funniest depiction of high school I've ever seen is the '90s cartoon series "Daria" -- the complete series just came out on DVD and it's FANTASTIC.

Seconding the Daria recommendation! I love that show.

[Personamanx]

And I love Clone High too.

I will forever wonder if they escaped the Meat Locker......:frown:

IS Daria any good? I've seen it before, but as I'm a high school student I was just a kid when I saw it so I don't remember much. I am a fan of 90's stuff though.

[scout1279]

Strangers with Candy and Daria are both awesome!


EMMA, actually. What kind of nerd mixes up her Austen? Sheesh. And I LOVE 10 Things I Hate About You.
OMG! I can't believe I did that! A sure sign that I need to go to sleep and/or have taken too much cold medicine.



I never got the big fuss over John Hughes. I mean, I know without him we wouldn't have Mean Girls, but they were never the beloved nerd grails to me that they are to others.
I'm actually not a huge fan either, but figured I'd mention them anyway.

[Arvandor]

what's the one I'm thinking of - where cheerleaders turn into bank robbers?

[Free-Man]

You need to watch Superbad. It's a classic.

[pariah-1972]

Josie and the pussycats? i don't know i hated it and i liked Clueless and the rest.

[Don't pee in the (Dead)pool]

Some Kind Of Wonderful.

Adventures In Babysitting (A.K.A. A Night On The Town).

Bring It On.

[Your Imaginary Pal]

what's the one I'm thinking of - where cheerleaders turn into bank robbers?

I think that's Sugar and Spice.

[Karen El]

Josie and the pussycats? i don't know i hated it and i liked Clueless and the rest.

You don't know you hated it? Do you mean that you're ambivalent about it? Personally I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to.

[pariah-1972]

You don't know you hated it? Do you mean that you're ambivalent about it? Personally I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected to.Lol i was just saying "i don't know" in i hated it but you might like it.

[Infra-Man]

Rock and Roll High School. :P

The source of my crush on girls like Riff Randell.

[Weetomuncher]

You have got to watch the 80s teen movies by John Hughes.

The Breakfast Club
Pretty In Pink (written by, not directed)
Sixteen Candles
Weird Science
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

...as well as other movies like Fast Times At Ridgemont High (a bit more adult), the first three American Pie movies but not the crappy follow up semi sequels and Never Been Kissed.

The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller are probably the best of the genre but all those others are popular too.

[shrike]

The source of my crush on girls like Riff Randell.

You know, I saw that movie first on MTV probably at age 3 or 4 (showing my age here) and was in LOVE with the Ramones. While others had songs from Sesame Street, I had the Ramones. Go figure.

[Chris Hansbrough]

Some Kind Of Wonderful.

Adventures In Babysitting (A.K.A. A Night On The Town).

Bring It On.

Don't tell Mom the Babysitters Dead....

seriously though Adventures in babysitting is proof that the Thor Movie was horribly miscast. The only true Thor is Vincent D'Onofrio

http://www.yeah-guy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/adventures_in_babysitting_17sized-300x204.jpg

[shrike]

Don't tell Mom the Babysitters Dead....

seriously though Adventures in babysitting is proof that the Thor Movie was horribly miscast. The only true Thor is Vincent D'Onofrio

Well, in the 80s... yes. :wink:

Now he'd be about as well cast as Russell Crowe as Robin Hood.

[greatmetropolitan]

You might like Pretty Persuasion, the Virgin Suicides and Donnie Darko as more serious teen films

[Grazzt]

If you lean more towards the gay side of things, there's also Saved, But I'm A Cheerleader, and Get Real.

[Don't pee in the (Dead)pool]

Well, in the 80s... yes. :wink:

Now he'd be about as well cast as Russell Crowe as Robin Hood.

Bravo! Well played!:biggrin:

[scout1279]

The Night Before is my favorite 80s teen. It is awesome and hilarious and features Keanu Reeves, the line "Your ass is grass and my daddy is the lawn mower," and the Parliament Funkadelic. No other movie can make that claim.

I also must concur on Adventures in Babysitting's greatness. As a matter of fact, I might watch it now.

[Mach5RR]

Don't tell Mom the Babysitters Dead....

seriously though Adventures in babysitting is proof that the Thor Movie was horribly miscast. The only true Thor is Vincent D'Onofrio

What's really frightening, is when you realize AiB was filmed at roughly the same time as Full Metal Jacket.

... And no one has still listed the greatest teen movie ever?

Better Off Dead - with John Cusack
"Lane, I've been going to this high school for 10 years - I'm no dummy"

[Don't pee in the (Dead)pool]

What's really frightening, is when you realize AiB was filmed at roughly the same time as Full Metal Jacket.

... And no one has still listed the greatest teen movie ever?

Better Off Dead - with John Cusack
"Lane, I've been going to this high school for 10 years - I'm no dummy"

I've never seen Better Off Dead, but I'll keep an eye out for it now.
Thanks!:smile:

[scout1279]

Better Off Dead - with John Cusack
"Lane, I've been going to this high school for 10 years - I'm no dummy"

Another great one. Also, One Crazy Summer, by the same writer/director and also starring John Cusack.

[Michael P]

I think the best, smartest, and funniest depiction of high school I've ever seen is the '90s cartoon series "Daria" -- the complete series just came out on DVD and it's FANTASTIC.

One of the most realistic, too.

[dupont2005]

I think Can't Hardly Wait is my favorite one:smile:

[Karen El]

I just watched St. Trinians this evening and enjoyed it lots. Loses points for Russell Brand, but thankfully he's only in a few painful scenes. The one where he is supposed to be posing as a German art dealer is a great time to go make some coffee.

D.E.B.S. is also fun if you like schoolgirl caper movies.

[Free-Man]

Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle. Another comedy classic.
Unfortunately, good teen movies are hard to come by, as the majority star Michael Cera.

[pariah-1972]

I just watched St. Trinians this evening and enjoyed it lots. Loses points for Russell Brand, but thankfully he's only in a few painful scenes. The one where he is supposed to be posing as a German art dealer is a great time to go make some coffee.

D.E.B.S. is also fun if you like schoolgirl caper movies.DEBS really? I think there is something wrong if you have lesbian spies in schoolgirl outfits and make it boring.

[Free-Man]

DEBS really? I think there is something wrong if you have lesbian spies in schoolgirl outfits and make it boring.

It was funny in some parts. I forgave it though after the director wrote some killer issues of the Web.

[pariah-1972]

It was funny in some parts. I forgave it though after the director wrote some killer issues of the Web.I thought it was kind of bland all over especially the acting.

[scout1279]

D.E.B.S. was disappointing since it seemed like it would be a really good idea to expand on the original short film. There just wasn't enough movie there.

[pariah-1972]

D.E.B.S. was disappointing since it seemed like it would be a really good idea to expand on the original short film. There just wasn't enough movie there.I think mostly they could have used better actors..

The Asian girl was the only one who seemed to be getting into it.

[scout1279]

I think mostly they could have used better actors..

The Asian girl was the only one who seemed to be getting into it.

Yeah, you're right. Jordana Brewster just makes everything worse.

[shrike]

D.E.B.S. was disappointing since it seemed like it would be a really good idea to expand on the original short film. There just wasn't enough movie there.

I saw this... it could have been interesting, but iirc they like totally switched the main premise halfway through the film and it became jarring.

[scandalsavage]

The source of my crush on girls like Riff Randell.

P.J. Soles -- the go-to supporting actress for 70s teen films Carrie, Rock and Roll High School and Halloween.

I also recommend "Adventures in Babysitting" and I also like "Say Anything" and "The Sure Thing" with John Cusack.

[BnL]

Good call on Adventures in Babysitting. That was my favorite movie for years growing up. I used to rent it almost every weekend.