Your Top 5 High School Movies

Raphael De La Ghetto · Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:32 pm

Top 5, or however many you want to list, of course.
Here's a list of HS movies that might refresh your memory.

http://www.filmsite.org/50besthsfilms.html

My list:

1. Porky's
2. American Pie
3. Clueless
4. Superbad
5. 3 O'Clock High
6. Can't Hardly Wait
7. Scream
8. The Breakfast Club
9. Just One of the Guys
10. Lucas
11. Pump Up The Volume
12. My Bodyguard
13. Mean Girls
14. Dazed and Confused
15. Can't Buy Me Love

I didn't include "The Outsiders" since it seems more high school aged than it does a high school movie. Haven't seen it in a while but does one scene eve take place at a high school? (I only bring it up because it's listed on that site.)

I also left out Fast Times at Ridgemount High. I think it's a good movie, but completely over rated and not as good as the 15 I ranked. It does have probably the greatest nude scene out of any of the ones listed, though.

I also think Back to the Future is over rated, too. But still a good movie, I'd just rather watch Teen Wolf when it comes to Michael J. Fox.
Heathers is great too, and I actually enjoy movies like Dead Poets Society and School Ties, but decided to go with just a top 15.

Tommy Bunz · Post by **Tommy Bunz** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:42 pm

Thats the second time today that someone has mentioned Clueless in high regard. I mean i guess its ok but even Paul Rudd isn't funny in it and Stacey Dash doesn't take her clothes off so what is the appeal here? This was my sister's favorite movie in high school. I don't get why a male would love this movie. Whatever.

Mean Girls is far superior.

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:45 pm

Tommy Bunz wrote:Thats the second time today that someone has mentioned Clueless in high regard. I mean i guess its ok but even Paul Rudd isn't funny in it and Stacey Dash doesn't take her clothes off so what is the appeal here? This was my sister's favorite movie in high school. I don't get why a male would love this movie. Whatever.

Mean Girls is far superior.

co-signatore

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:50 pm

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
My Bodyguard
Breakfast Club
Blackboard Jungle
Heathers

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:55 pm

Trademark wrote:
Tommy Bunz wrote:Thats the second time today that someone has mentioned Clueless in high regard. I mean i guess its ok but even Paul Rudd isn't funny in it and Stacey Dash doesn't take her clothes off so what is the appeal here? This was my sister's favorite movie in high school. I don't get why a male would love this movie. Whatever.

Mean Girls is far superior.
co-signatore

i get why it's considered a good movie, but i don't get why so many guys cosign it

battlecatmeowstab212 · Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:58 pm

CLASS OF NUKE 'EM HIGH

That's #1,2,3,4 and 5 for me.

ALASKA · Post by **ALASKA** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 2:02 pm

ferris buehlers day off
3 oclock high
dazed and confused
over the edge
breakfast club
prom night
fast times
karate kid
brick

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:50 pm

Edit: I think I misunderstood and listed a few movies I watched a lot in HS.

LONDON! · Post by **LONDON!** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:08 pm

scarface
goodfellas
malcolm x
menace to society
cheech & chong movies
jfk

Swipe · Post by **Swipe** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 5:49 pm

LONDON! wrote:scarface
goodfellas
malcolm x
menace to society
cheech & chong movies
jfk

UH hey moron those are all about middle school.

The Wood
Superbad
Heathers
World's Greatest Dad
Blindside

LONDON! · Post by **LONDON!** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:19 pm

Swipe wrote:
LONDON! wrote:scarface
goodfellas
malcolm x
menace to society
cheech & chong movies
jfk
UH hey moron those are all about middle school.

The Wood
Superbad
Heathers
World's Greatest Dad
Blindside

uh no nerd, i'm from the uk and i was in high school when i first saw them movies, uk, usa, diffrent school systems, damn, ha ha

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:25 pm

drizzle wrote:
Trademark wrote:
Tommy Bunz wrote:Thats the second time today that someone has mentioned Clueless in high regard. I mean i guess its ok but even Paul Rudd isn't funny in it and Stacey Dash doesn't take her clothes off so what is the appeal here? This was my sister's favorite movie in high school. I don't get why a male would love this movie. Whatever.

Mean Girls is far superior.
co-signatore
i get why it's considered a good movie, but i don't get why so many guys cosign it

Alicia Silverstone was the cause of many of my adolescent boners, that's why.

American Pie
Ferris Bueller
Toy Soldiers
Clueless
American Pie 2

:leon:

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:28 pm

oh i forgot jackie chan's armour of god, also a huge influence on young drizzy. for the longest time i though anybody could do shit like that and twisted many many ankles trying to prove it.

Kalistoga · Post by **Kalistoga** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:41 pm

wait, so these are movies when i was in high school, or movies that take place in high school?

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:49 pm

Kalistoga wrote:wait, so these are movies when i was in high school, or movies that take place in high school?

Both, son.

Top 5 movies that I watched when I was in high school:

Die Hard
First Blood
Predator
Terminator
Commando

Man, my list fucking demolishes London's list.

Top 5 movies involving high schools:

Toy Soldiers (shout out to Moolah)
The Principal
The Substitute Pt. 1
187
Juice

I don't like no soft ass shit.

Moolah · Post by **Moolah** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:55 pm

Kalistoga wrote:wait, so these are movies when i was in high school, or movies that take place in high school?

The ladder.

There's another thread in curb for the first one.

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Thu Jul 15, 2010 11:05 pm

Kalistoga wrote:wait, so these are movies when i was in high school, or movies that take place in high school?

ummm....Childhood 0-10 I thought was the criteria.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:08 am

in no particular order, off the dome

dazed&confused
election
rock n roll highschool
red dawn
ferris bueller's day off
not another teen movie

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:30 am

In the true spirit of this thread, my legitimate top 5 would include both "Karate Kid" and "Pump Up The Volume". I can't think of much else.

Roy Johnson · Post by **Roy Johnson** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:35 am

What about Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure?

LONDON! · Post by **LONDON!** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:07 am

Roy Johnson wrote:
Kalistoga wrote:wait, so these are movies when i was in high school, or movies that take place in high school?
Both, son.

Top 5 movies that I watched when I was in high school:

Die Hard
First Blood
Predator
Terminator
Commando

Man, my list fucking demolishes London's list.

Top 5 movies involving high schools:

Toy Soldiers (shout out to Moolah)
The Principal
The Substitute Pt. 1
187
Juice

I don't like no soft ass shit.

oh shit, i forgot all about juice, that was the shit back then, had me wanting to be a undercover dj an shit, ha ha, but in the drum n bass scene, that was the sounds of the streets back then over here

Kalistoga · Post by **Kalistoga** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:22 am

i remember really liking "Three O' Clock High." it was one of those movies that always came on tv in the afternoon. For the longest time I didn't know what the movie was called until someone here told me.

High School High
Class Act
American Pie
Election
Teen Wolf

ObeseJesus · Post by **ObeseJesus** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:34 am

LOL @ the lack of reading comprehension in this thread

Ferris Buellar's Day Off
Clueless
Dazed and Confused
American Pie
Superbad

In no order other then time, I think these were the big 5 that stand out as really having a voice that I connected with. As a young kid I think Ferris really hit home with me as the protagonist was doing what he could to escape the bullshit of parents and school and just have fun. Clueless and American Pie aren't necessarily good movies and I wouldn't watch them now but they came out at just the right times in my life that they were kind of a big deal. Dazed and Confused really connected with me as a young pothead realizing how ridiculous everything is and Superbad, which came out the year after I graduated highschool kind of summed up everything I had been through and of course, it was just funny as fuck too.

LONDON! · Post by **LONDON!** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:36 pm

fresh was a big film for me in high school too, very good film looking back now on a original and technical level too, you see what i'm saying

odium-LSC · Post by **odium-LSC** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:41 pm

LONDON! wrote:
Swipe wrote:
LONDON! wrote:scarface
goodfellas
malcolm x
menace to society
cheech & chong movies
jfk
UH hey moron those are all about middle school.

The Wood
Superbad
Heathers
World's Greatest Dad
Blindside
uh no nerd, i'm from the uk and i was in high school when i first saw them movies, uk, usa, diffrent school systems, damn, ha ha

oh man,

Ramen · Post by **Ramen** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:34 pm

Lean On Me
Lean On Me
Lean On Me
Lean On Me
Lean On Me

vermillion · Post by **vermillion** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:11 am

The Breakfast Club
Ferris Buellar's Day Off
Superbad
American Pie
Dazed and Confused

Not set in stone, but probably very close. Some aren't great movies, but I enjoy them for one reason or another.

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:21 am

better off dead

ItchyDick · Post by **ItchyDick** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:23 am

Roy Johnson wrote:
Kalistoga wrote:wait, so these are movies when i was in high school, or movies that take place in high school?
Both, son.

Top 5 movies that I watched when I was in high school:

Die Hard
First Blood
Predator
Terminator
Commando

Man, my list fucking demolishes London's list.

Top 5 movies involving high schools:

Toy Soldiers (shout out to Moolah)
The Principal
The Substitute Pt. 1
187
Juice

I don't like no soft ass shit.

toy soldiers...mad slept on film

predator, conan the barbarian, delta force 1 and 2, (movies i watched over and over again in HS)

a movie i just saw about HS that was pretty cool....vision quest.