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Old 07-22-04, 01:03 PM
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5 favorite "high school" movies?

1. Ferris Beuler 's Day Off- 5/5 still funny and smart as ever

2. Fast Times At Ridgemont High- 4.9/5 so many classsic lines

3. The Breakfast Club- 4.5/5- doesn't have to rewatchablity of Ferris or fast Times but still a great movie

4. Summer School- 4.25/5- funny stuff!!!!!!!!


5. Back to the Future-5/5 only ranked this low since it's not really a true HS movie but realy it's my favorite on the list

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3 O'Clock High
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TOP FIVE:

'Class of 1984'
'Class of Nuk'em High'
'Rock n' Roll High School'
'Clueless'
'Carrie'

Honourable mention:

'Project A-Ko'
'Mean Girls'

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You people need to go back to high school and learn how to count


count with me


1 ... 2... 3 ... 4 ... 5



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In no particular order:

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Sixteen Candles
Weird Science
Halloween
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Originally posted by Canadian Bacon
You people need to go back to high school and learn how to count


count with me


1 ... 2... 3 ... 4 ... 5



alright jeesh, don't get your panties bunched up yer bum...
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better off dead
better off dead
better off dead
better off dead
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In no particular order:

The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Better Off Dead
American Pie
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Zapped
Porky's
The Last American Virgin
Losin' It
Private Resort



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Grease
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Heathers
Rushmore
Romy & Michele's High Shool Reunion
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and don't forget...

Pretty Poison
Lord Love A Duck
Election
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There is 3 O'Clock High & then there is everything else. Nothing comes close to the masterpiece that it is.

2. License To Drive if that counts.

3. Summer School

Don't know after that, not real big on the teeny bopper movies.
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In no order:

Election
Breakfast Club
Heathers
10 Things I Hate About You
Rushmore


Honerable mention goes to Freeks and Geeks- As much as I love the above films, I like F&G 10 times more. But it's not a movie so it doesn't count.

And, Welcome to the Dollhouse would be my favorite middle school movie in case you where wondering.
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Rushmore isn't a high school is it?
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breakfast club
ferris bueller's day off
license to drive
karate kid
weird science

honorable mentions:

american pie
sixteen candles
rushmore
dazed and confused
fast time at ridgemont high
can't hardly wait

(sorry, couldn't narrow it to 5)
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I can't believe I'm the first one to mention Some Kind of Wonderful.
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In a couple cases, calling a prep school a high school, but here goes:

Breakfast Club
O
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Heathers

Honorable mention: Dead Poets Society

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No love for Class? No love for Rob Lowe and Andrew McCarthy?! The kid was boinkin' Jacqueline Bisset in her prime, the lucky little bastard...
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Breakfast Club
Bring It On
10 Things I Hate About You
Weird Science
Clueless
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My all-time favorite genre!

1.Fast Times at Ridgemont High
2. Valley Girl
3. The Last American Virgin
4. The Wild Life
5. Can't Buy Me Love
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3 o'clock high
zapped
weird science
not another teen movie
bring it on
some kind of wonderful
summer school
heathers
better off dead
one crazy summer
say anything
dazed and confused
can't hardly wait
valley girl
private school
pretty in pink
volcano high

5 of those are my 5 favorites and the rest are honorable mentions...

edited to add Volcano High *slaps forhead*

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The Breakfast Club
Grease
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Porky's
Bring it On
Old 07-22-04, 06:49 PM
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Originally posted by RyoHazuki
Rushmore isn't a high school is it?
Why not? I guess Rushmore itself is all grades, although the main charcter is in "high school" and of course changes schools during the movie. I would think that meets the definition of a "high school" movie


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