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New Site and Forum « Result #2 on Jun 7, 2006, 5:19pm »
The new site and forum are on the way. Aim for launch date is June 21st but it may be sooner. You will have to re-register for the new forum but it will be more than worth it!
Re: The Brat Pack and John Hughes « Result #4 on Feb 24, 2006, 3:14pm »
1. Are you male or female? Female.
2. Were you a teenager before, during or after the Brat Pack era? I wasn't even born! I'm a teenager now, though...
3. What are the main themes in Sixteen Candles? Um... I guess the overall theme is that high school can really suck, but you should be able to laugh at it.
4. How do you feel about the stereotypes used in Sixteen Candles (geeks, dumb blondes, foreign exchange students, etc)? Well, Long Duck Dong and all that stuff isn't PC now, but it's not like John Hughes was making the movie to be racist or anything. I think he just didn't know any better.
5. What are the main themes in The Breakfast Club? High school sucks. Also, everybody has the same issues and you are not alone. (Find out when your cover's blown, there'll be somebody there to break your fall! We are not alone... cuz when you cut down to the bone, we're really not so different after all!... sorry...)
6. How do you feel about the makeover scene in The Breakfast Club? I actually like it. A lot of people have told me that it's stupid because the makeover makes Allison "acceptable" but it really doesn't. I mean, they were all her friends before, and Andy liked her before. He keeps looking at her throughout the movie (and I'm speaking as somebody who sees it about every week and a half, so I think I'm right. ) I read somewhere that originally she was supposed to have no makeup, and the makeover would involve her getting makeup put on, but Ally Sheedy asked for them to change it. I think that if they had kept it that way, I wouldn't have liked it as much.
7. What are the main themes in Pretty In Pink? I don't remember. I kind of saw it a long time ago.
8. How do you feel about the ending of Pretty In Pink? Would you prefer Andie to end up with Duckie? Why? (see above)
9. What are the main themes in St Elmo's Fire? I'm not sure...
10. Do you think St Elmo's Fire is in any way different to the previously mentioned John Hughes films? Well, for starters, it's not a John Hughes film.
11. Are the protagonists in the above films easy for you to identify with? Yes, especailly Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club. But I remember liking Pretty in Pink because it reminded me of when I dated a guy who was a lot richer than me...
12. Are these films relevant to the lives of today's teenagers? Well, I'm a fifteen-year-old, and I think they're relevant.
13. What was it about the Brat Pack members that attracted the audience? I wasn't around in the eighties, so I wouldn't know.
14. Do you consider John Hughes to be an auteur? If yes, how would you describe his signature? Um, a lot of his other movies were very different. I think that the teen ones (Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller, etc...) all don't portray high school in a really positive light, but other movies that do that, like Heathers, they show how you can be positive in it, anyway... did that make sense?
15. Do you consider the Brat Pack as a group to be auteurs? If yes, how would you describe their signature? Um, no.
16. Was the distinctive signature of the Brat Pack movies of the mid-80s due to the guiding influence of director John Hughes or were the leading actors primarily responsible for their impact? Maybe.... both?
The Brat Pack and John Hughes « Result #5 on Feb 23, 2006, 7:44am »
I would really apreciate it if you could fill out this questionnaire - it is part of my research for Film Studies.
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1. Are you male or female? 2. Were you a teenager before, during or after the Brat Pack era? 3. What are the main themes in Sixteen Candles? 4. How do you feel about the stereotypes used in Sixteen Candles (geeks, dumb blondes, foreign exchange students, etc)? 5. What are the main themes in The Breakfast Club? 6. How do you feel about the makeover scene in The Breakfast Club? 7. What are the main themes in Pretty In Pink? 8. How do you feel about the ending of Pretty In Pink? Would you prefer Andie to end up with Duckie? Why? 9. What are the main themes in St Elmo's Fire? 10. Do you think St Elmo's Fire is in any way different to the previously mentioned John Hughes films? 11. Are the protagonists in the above films easy for you to identify with? 12. Are these films relevant to the lives of today's teenagers? 13. What was it about the Brat Pack members that attracted the audience? 14. Do you consider John Hughes to be an auteur? If yes, how would you describe his signature? 15. Do you consider the Brat Pack as a group to be auteurs? If yes, how would you describe their signature? 16. Was the distinctive signature of the Brat Pack movies of the mid-80s due to the guiding influence of director John Hughes or were the leading actors primarily responsible for their impact?
is their really going to be a sequel to sixteen candles called 32 candles or even a follow up to pretty in pink . could their be a breakfast club reunion or maybe the grand reopening of st Elmo's. if you've heard any rumours about any forthcoming ideas to revive our favorite brat-pack characters then please let us know
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The Brat Pack Collection « Result #9 on Jan 25, 2006, 1:15pm »
IT WAS a time of big hair and even bigger shoulder pads. Of thingytail bars and mobile phones the size of bricks. It was also a time when the Brat Pack ruled the box office and created some of the era’s most defining films. And on 6 th February 2006 , Universal is all set to release a special collection comprising three of the very best – The Breakfast Club, St Elmo’s Fire and About Last Night.
Available at a retail price of just £15.99, The Brat Pack Collection (certificate 18) is the perfect souvenir for those who were there at the time. But twenty years after these films were first released, this unique set is destined to attract a whole new generation of fans as well!
The Breakfast Club (1985, 94 minutes)
One of the undoubted highlights of this year’s MTV Movie Awards was the 20 th anniversary Breakfast Club reunion. The audience went wild as Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Michael Hall accepted a special award, the band Yellowcard performed a rendition of the movie's legendary theme song, Don't You (Forget About Me) and clips from the movie played on the giant screens in the background.
From the pen of the mighty John Hughes, The Breakfast Club is the ultimate Brat Pack flick. A jock (Emilio Estevez), a metalhead (Judd Nelson), a weirdo (Ally Sheedy), a prom queen (Molly Ringwald) and a geek (Anthony Michael Hall) share a Saturday in detention at their high school. At 7am they had nothing to say to say to each other, but by 4pm they had bared their souls and become lifelong friends.
St Elmo's Fire (1985, 103 minutes)
Another movie that captured the essence of the '80s, this is the tale of a group of college friends who discover that making their way in the big wide world is a lot tougher than they thought.
For Billy (Robe Lowe), life has changed since school, but has he really noticed? Wendy (Mare Winningham) is repectable, hardworking and a virgin. Her father’s one wish is that she "marry a nice boy". Wendy however has other ideas! Alec (Judd Nelson) knows exactly what he wants – a good career, money and a wife. Kevin (Andrew McCarthy) meanwhile harbours a deep dark secret that he can’t share even with his best friend.
Jules (Demi Moore) lives life like it’s one long party while Leslie (Ally Sheedy) loves her work and she loves her boyfriend... but work's less trouble! Finally Kirby (Emilio Estevez) is busy wrestling with reality and chasing the girl of his dreams.
As individuals they must make tough decisions regarding their careers and relationships – decisions that will shape a lifetime and cause lasting conflict within their friendships.
About Last Night (1986, 109 minutes)
Rob Lowe doesn't want to get serious and Demi Moore doesn't want to get used. But after partying at a favourite Chicago hangout, they head back to his place for the inevitable one-night stand.
Their affair is supposed to be casual but then the unthinkable happens – they actually fall for each other. It's the start of an intense relationship that irritates Danny's rowdy friend (James Belushi) and Debbie's cynical flat-mate (Elizabeth Perkins).
Based on David Mamet's award-winning play 'Sexual Perversity in Chicago ', About Last Night is an insightful, provocative and often very funny look at romance in the '80s.
For further information including review copies and competition requests please contact:
Cherish Denton or Nicola Barlow @ Media Communications
Tel: 020 8998 1517
Email: cherish.denton@mediacomms.co.uk – Please write Brat Pack as your subject header
Re: The Breakfast Club « Result #10 on Jan 15, 2006, 5:55pm »
I love it, too! Now my family's banned me from quoting it at the dinner table. They said it was weird because I quoted it so much. I said "What's bizarre? We're all bizarre, just some of us are better at hiding it than others."
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) I read somewhere that originally she was supposed to have no makeup, and the makeover would involve her getting makeup put on, but Ally Sheedy asked for them to change it. I think that if they had kept it that way, I wouldn't have liked it as much.