Comments on: Eric’s Top 10 (Non-John Hughes) School Life Movies

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:03:45 +0000

Revenge of the NerDs?

Come on guys!!!!!

Classic school flick.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:48:26 +0000

How is it that no one ever remembers the greatest (and most realistic) high school movie of all time – “The Last American Virgin”?!? And even though it just came out “Superbad” is an easy pick for the top ten. And as much as I hate Tom Cruise, “All the Right Movies” deserves a nod as well.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:04:53 +0000

Where the hell is the Robert Downey/James Spader classic Tuff Turf?

By: Eric Melin

Eric Melin — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:08:57 +0000

Guitargrrl73-

Poor little Dawn Weiner. It’s a shame she had to die in “Palindromes.”

By: Guitargrrl73

Guitargrrl73 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:04:37 +0000

Bravo, Eric! As I commented on J.D.’s list, too many people overlook the satirical genius “Election,” one of my all-time favorite movies ever. Kudos also for “Welcome to the Dollhouse” and “Dazed and Confused,” which totally get the anxieties of school life right. Poor little Dawn Weiner actually made me feel like my life in school wasn’t as bad as I thought it was. I have to say that other than appreciating Bill Murray’s performance in it, I don’t get “Rushmore,” but then I don’t generally get Wes Anderson’s films…And to Alan Rapp, “The Virgin Suicides” shouldn’t count because almost the entire movie takes place at the Lisbon girls’ house or the neighbor boys’ houses, so it doesn’t take place at a school–it centers around school-aged characters. I think of it more as a psychological drama, anyway. What it did get right, though, was the insecurity pubescent boys have around girls, especially hot girls.

By: Eric Melin

Eric Melin — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:48:36 +0000

Somehow that reminds me of “Young Nurses in Love,” which I don’t think I ever saw with the sound turned up, but which I think might have had female nudity. My memories of the early 80s are a bit hazy sometimes….

By: Dana

Dana — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:01:50 +0000

Eric,
“Private School” also had Matthew Modine in it. His character in the film is dating Phoebe Cates, and I can’t remember the whole plot but there are guys dressing up as girls sneaking into the private school that Cate’s character attends and ridiculous nudity (very 80′s cliche)! I didn’t know Johnny Depp did much between Nightmare On Elm Street and 21 Jump Street, I’m totally adding “Private Resort” to my netflix queue.

By: Eric Melin

Eric Melin — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:20:35 +0000

Dana-

I remember Matthew Modine’s wrestling skillz to hot Journey tunage in VisonQuest, but what was Private School? Is that Johnny Depp? Or was that Private Resort? hmmm….

By: Eric Melin

Eric Melin — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:19:06 +0000

I didn’t know it before, but after seeing sexy Zac Efron on the cover of rock ‘n roll’s most respected magazine, Rolling Stone, I am now a HUGE fan of High School Musical!

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:22:11 +0000

Kudos for including Donnie Darko on the list, as well as Welcome to the Dollhouse and Rushmore. Knudsen is right about High School Musical, but the sequel is even better…I’m assuming you and J.D. haven’t seen it yet, ’cause otherwise it would definitely be #1 on both lists.