Which movie best represents its era...

**jmb** · 05-30-2008, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Cy Hard

Which of the below movies do you thinks best represents the time period of high school during that era? The choices are:
60's - American Graffiti
70's - Dazed & Confused
80's - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
90's - Clueless

My personal fave is Dazed & Confused. Great movie and great soundtrack. If anyone wants to add a poll, please do so...

This has to be some type of mistake!!! To not include "Risky Business" is darn near Communist!

"Time of your life, huh kid"

**djkent01** · 05-30-2008, 11:16 AM

I think I'd have to go with "The Sandlot" - at least for the early 60's. "The Big Chill" has to fit somewhere in the 70's.

"Fandango" for the late 60's.

**troyrew** · 05-30-2008, 11:46 AM

1950's Back to the Future Greese
1960's Peggy Sue got married 1969
1970's Rocky
1980's About Last Night All the Right Moves

**BryceC** · 05-30-2008, 11:58 AM

90s, Reality Bites should probably be in there even though I don't like it.

**cyfanatic** · 05-30-2008, 12:01 PM

What about "Saturday Night Fever" for the 70s?

**jdoggivjc** · 05-30-2008, 12:02 PM

I think 10,000 B.C. does a bang-up job of representing its era...

**pulse** · 05-30-2008, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cy Hard

Which of the below movies do you thinks best represents the time period of high school during that era? The choices are:
60's - American Graffiti
70's - Dazed & Confused
80's - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
90's - Clueless

My personal fave is Dazed & Confused. Great movie and great soundtrack. If anyone wants to add a poll, please do so...

Dazed and Confused is by far my favorite out of them. I think the Breakfast Club represents high school much better in the 80s than Fast Times. Out of the 90's I prefer American Pie.

**Cy Heavy** · 05-30-2008, 12:08 PM

Dazed and Confused, The Program and Tommy Boy were all pretty popular movies that seemed to sum up, in odd ways, my high school years (graduated HS in 96)

**Angie** · 05-30-2008, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by cyfanatic

What about "Saturday Night Fever" for the 70s?

And that's actually a good movie, plot-wise.

**Cutlass** · 05-30-2008, 12:18 PM

Outside of the hazing, Dazed and Confused did a pretty good job summing up a typical summer weekend from my highschool years.

I graduated in '92. So I vote Dazed and Confused for the early 90's.

**Cydar** · 05-30-2008, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

I think 10,000 B.C. does a bang-up job of representing its era...

Reading your post made me think about the movie One Million Years B.C.

Oh to be a caveman with her!!

**cyfanatic** · 05-30-2008, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by Angie

And that's actually a good movie, plot-wise.

I watched it for the first time ever 3 years ago...went out and bought it the next day! Loved it! I know people think of the movie as a promotion of disco but the movie tells a strong story about urban life in America in the 70s.

Plus...Travolta is so cool!

**erikbj** · 05-30-2008, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by TheHelgo

Dazed and Confused no doubt.

ummm.....there was a movie called Animal House.

John Hughes = the 80's

**CyGuy33** · 05-30-2008, 12:41 PM

You know what I love about high school movies?

I keep getting older and they stay the same age.

**Cy Hard** · 05-30-2008, 12:41 PM

While I am no way stopping the discussion of some of these great movies, but I do want to reiterate that is was to discuss the best movie about high school representing the decade in the movie. Thanks for all the great responses.