Let us be your vehicle to escape your problems this week as Alex and Jonathan talk through three of John Hughes’ high school films: Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986). We discuss how comedy ages, use and critique of stereotypes, and unique character dynamics in a high school setting.
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Skip to: Sixteen Candles (3:13), The Breakfast Club (23:10), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (43:23), Overall (1:10:45), Coming Attractions (1:19:41)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
Next week we invite Jason Harden to join us for a conversation about Japanese cyberpunk films.
- Akira (1988)
- Ghost in the Shell (1995)
- Paprika (2006)
Intro/Outro Music:
Ash by Mike Braudrick
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