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Pretty in Pink: Directed by Howard Deutch. With Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts. A poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy.
- Howard Deutch
- 2 min
- Great Outdoors (1988) - 6.7
- Tty in Pink (1986) - 6.8
- Le Buck (1989) - 7.0
- Teen Candles (1984) - 7.1
- E Kind of Wonderful (1987) - 7.1
- Ional Lampoon's Vacation (1983) - 7.4
- Nes, Trains, & Automobiles (1987) - 7.6
- Ional Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) - 7.6
- Ris Bueller's Day Off (1986) - 7.8
- Breakfast Club (1985) - 7.9
Coming in at number 10 with a rating of 6.7 is the John Hughes' classic The Great Outdoors. Written and directed by Hughes, the film starred John Candyas Chet Ripley, an outdoorsy father who wants to take his family fishing. The vacation is made complicated when Ripley's brother-in-law's family accompanies them on the trip. The film was shot partly...
Pretty in Pink was John Hughes' third film to star teen actress Molly Ringwald and first and only film with Jon Cryer. The film was released in 1986 and instantly became a classic, especially amongst teenagers at the time. The film follows Andie (Ringwald) a high schooler who doesn't quite fit in, as she begins a relationship with Blaine (Andrew Mc...
John Hughes and John Candy once again saw themselves working together to create the 1989 comedy Uncle Buck. The film centers on Buck (Candy), a carefree uncle who steps in to babysit his brother's kids in the midst of a family emergency. In true Hughes fashion, the film is full of laughs as Buck must give up his old ways to be the responsible adult...
Sixteen Candles holds a special place in many hearts and in the legacy of John Hughes. Not only was it his first film with Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall, but it was also his directorial debut. RELATED: 5 Best (& 5 Worst) Couples In John Hughes Movies The film follows Samantha (Ringwald), who's 16th birthday has been overshadowed by her ol...
Some Kind of Wonderful stars Eric Stoltz as Keith Nelson, an outcast who's infatuated with popular girl Amanda Jones (Lea Thompson). The film shares a lot of similarities to Pretty in Pink in that Eric's best friend Watts (Mary Stuart Masterson) doesn't agree with Eric's choice because she's in love with him. In fact, the similarities are not a coi...
Coming in at number 5 is the highly popular family film National Lampoon's Vacation. Chevy Chaseplays the iconic Clark Griswold, who decides to drive cross country with his family to visit Walley World, an amusement park in California. The film is not only a cult classic, but kicked off a successful and popular franchise around the fictional Griswo...
In 1987, John Hughes once again tested his luck with a road trip comedy film. Luckily for him, it paid off, again. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles stars Steve Martinand John Candy, two strangers who wind up on a 3-day road trip to try to get back home to their families in time for Thanksgiving. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles was a huge success for...
After the success of the first Vacation, Hughes decided to revisit the Griswolds and tell another story with the loud-mouth family. This time Hughes centered the chaos around the holidays. Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo reprised their roles as Clark and Ellen Griswald. Thus, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was born. RELATED: 5 Things That A...
In 1986 John Hughes' struck gold again with teenagers with his original film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Matthew Broderick was responsible for bringing the mischievous and charismatic Ferris Bueller to life, and he certainly did not disappoint. Not only is the film one of John Hughes' best, but it was also one of the top-grossing films of 1986 and wa...
Landing in the number one spot for John Hughes' top films of the 1980s is none other than The Breakfast Club. The film certainly has earned its place and is often thought of as John Hughes' best film of all time. The Breakfast Club centers on five high school students from different cliques who find themselves in Saturday detention. The film has a ...
Jon Cryer might seem a bit too young to be playing a 30-something, but thanks to his charm, he pulls it off in this pretty decent 80's comedy about a stock broker who hides out in his hometown under a new identity and has to pretend to be a high schooler in order to escape the mob.
Feb 20, 1987 · Morgan Stewart's Coming Home: Directed by Paul Aaron, Terry Winsor, Alan Smithee. With Jon Cryer, JD Cullum, Robert Sedgwick, Waweru Njenga. A free-spirited teenager attempts to get back in touch with his overly-conservative parents after returning home from years away at a boarding school.
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- Comedy
- Paul Aaron, Terry Winsor, Alan Smithee
- 1987-02-20
Dec 31, 2023 · One of the best '80s movies, the cult-classic teen drama from the late, great John Hughes stars Cryer as the besotted best friend of Molly Ringwald's Andie Walsh, who is a bit too taken by...
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Jan 31, 2024 · Hiding Out (1987) Arguably, the role that made Emmy-winning Two and a Half Men Star Jon Cryer a star was his supporting role in Pretty in Pink, but he also had a noteworthy leading part that is...
Hiding Out -The 1987 Romantic Comedy movie featuring Jon Cryer and Annabeth Gish at the award winning 80s Movies Rewind. 8 pages of info, trailer, pictures and more.
