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80s nostalgia FTW
I've got a favor to ask of my brilliant and bounteous flist!
My brain got hijacked by an awesome vid bunny a few days ago and I need your help: I would absolutely love it if everyone would comment with their favorite cheesy eighties movie(s), particularly ones that feature absolutely hilariously bad 80's outfits.
I'm talking both the classics (like John Hughes and John Cusack and Ferris Bueller's and Back to the Futures, etc.) and the guilty pleasures (like Teen Witch and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Bill and Ted's). The worse the outfits and hairstyles are, the better for me.
So tell me your faves! Don't be afraid to mention specific characters or scenes. I need your help to make the awesomest nostalgia vid ever :)
My brain got hijacked by an awesome vid bunny a few days ago and I need your help: I would absolutely love it if everyone would comment with their favorite cheesy eighties movie(s), particularly ones that feature absolutely hilariously bad 80's outfits.
I'm talking both the classics (like John Hughes and John Cusack and Ferris Bueller's and Back to the Futures, etc.) and the guilty pleasures (like Teen Witch and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Bill and Ted's). The worse the outfits and hairstyles are, the better for me.
So tell me your faves! Don't be afraid to mention specific characters or scenes. I need your help to make the awesomest nostalgia vid ever :)
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And lots and lots of polo shirts and boat shoes!
I'll think of some more and repost!
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Fast Times with Judge Reinhold: I shall serve no fries before their time!
Beverly Hills Cop where Eddie Murphy laughs at the guys in the matching Michael Jackson leather suits.
Ferris Bueller St Pattys Day parade scene!
The two Coreys in Lost Boys!
Police Academy, Mannequin, Purple Rain, St Elmos Fire... and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun is pure cheese GOLD!
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Some Kind of Wonderful, a few of the support characters sport some rad clothing
The Breakfast Club - chock full of 80's goodness
Better off Dead - John Cusack with cotton-buds up his nose!
can't wait to see your vid!! The 80's were awesome (don't laugh)
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And well there's also Square Pegs, featuring a baby Sarah Jessica Parker. I think they're out on DVD, aren't they?
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Definitely Miss Amanda Jones' mini skirt + blue blouse + white tasseled/fringed boots ensemble, or Keith's grease or paint covered looks.
And I have to put in a plug for John Bender in The Breakfast Club. His outfit with the diamond earring at the end is priceless.
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Oh, and you can't forget Patrick Dempsey in Can't Buy Me Love, Kieffer Sutherland in Lost Boys and Flashdance.
Ooh, Christina Applegate in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead.
So many terrible outfits, so many terrible movies!
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u don't get much tackier than white suede fringe.
i sooo wanted to be cindy mancini when i was 12
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Good call with the boat shoes too! I'll try to find some funny awkward dancing scenes that feature bad shoes.
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And wow, your other suggestions are just the kind of thing I was looking for. I hadn't thought of Mannequin yet and there are soooo many awesomely bad outfits in that one!
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The Coreys are definitely perfect for this vid. All that posturing and bad hair FTW!
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Some Kind of Wonderful is another really good one that I hadn't thought of yet. I seem to recall some terrible outfits on Lea Thompson in that one.
Definitely Breakfast Club and Better Off Dead too: both John Hughes and John Cusack movies are a goldmine of silly 80s-ness!
This is a very affectionately mockin vid, don't worry--I love the 80s way more than I probably should ;)
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I hadn't thought of She's Having a Baby though, good one. Oh! And what was that other Kevin Bacon rom-com...He Said She Said, that's it!
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I don't own Square Pegs but I'm sure I could track down a rental copy of it. Great idea :)
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*sighs* I really really love the 80s!
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Flashdance for sure.
Oh, and the terrible fashion show at the end of Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is sooooo perfect! You're brilliant darling :D
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Oh, also Flashdance and The Secret of My Success. I had such a huge crush on Michael J. Fox when I was eleven.
Haha, I bet that was a life-changing moment! I grew up in a queer household, so I didn't really notice when characters were gay. It was just like it didn't occur to me either way, unless they were blatantly snogging someone either of the same sex or different.
ETA: I just joined an 80's comm that's been a lot of fun, in case you're interested. Either way I'd love to pimp your vid there if that's OK with you.
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