Brat Pack Bonanza: John Hughes' Teen Trilogy

John Hughes re-invented the teen movie in the 1980s. Starting with Sixteen Candles in 1984, Hughes made stars out of people like Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, who would become better known as members of The Brat Pack. In this video, we take a look back that the making of John Hughes’ first three teen movies, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Weird Science. We dig into why Hughes had such an affinity for teen movies, how he assembled is cast and more.
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[@trinaq]

John Hughes was the definitive King of 80's Teen Comedies. He influenced many contemporary filmmakers, and his stories and characters are timeless. ♥️

[@Omar-wq9dz]

And they're still much funnier than anything coming out now

[@dank850]

🙏

[@elijahperez6506]

Weird Science is my absolute jam! Tied for my favorite movie with Commando

[@Jaysin412]

I can quote every line of the breakfast club word for word any time i watch it

[@D-Fens_1632]

Same here. Sometimes I talk along with it. Same with Jules's dialogue with Ringo and the Ezekiel 25:17 reference. I can pretty much recite it. And that's taken decades of rewatching, I've always admired actor's ability to memorize lines. Especially stage actors.

[@Jaysin412]

@@D-Fens_1632 same! One of the best scenes ever!!

[@lovineveryminuetofit1314]

Ok, who cant?? Lol dumb

[@jamesmorant1406]

When it came to teen comedies in the 80s John Hughes was the man

[@aprilsky8474]

John Hughes made the greatest teenage 80s movies ever. Love this movie.

[@JoeyChilango]

Still waiting for John Hughes Revisited: Some Kind of Wonderful.

[@alfreddreamer9097]

You blew my mind with this video. I didnt know all this. I cant believe John Hughes wrote The Breakfast Club script in two days. That's incredible.... and inspiring.

[@msjayelleaye]

The first Degrassi episode I saw was the episode “Take On Me,” which was based on The Breakfast Club. I was hooked from there

[@ActionJackson1982]

Man I wish Hughes directed more

[@lovineveryminuetofit1314]

Do ypu have any fckn clue all rhe movies ge has done? Well it's more than these 3!!! So damn typical

[@Merylstreep1949]

The Arrow dvd of Weird Science is truly the ultimate version SEEK IT OUT

[@unwaveringpatriotism1102]

I miss the 80s.....that was a great era to grow up in

[@jamesmorant1406]

Me too

[@chinchillaka]

Please cover, "Some Kind of Wonderful.". It's Hughes's most underrated film.

[@markprior2278]

Weird Science is my favourite of the 3, but there is no way it would work if they tried to remake it today.

[@Psilocybin77]

God I miss the genius of John Hughes. Pretty in Pink remains one of my favourite movies and the band Molly Ringwald featured on her binder (The Rave Ups) also appeared in Pretty in Pink.

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

John was The Man! 😊👍👌😆 - Legend! 👊✊- RIP John Hughes 😔✌🍁

[@JC_Chappy]

42:47 a friend and I were just talking about this last night. Had no idea that THE Danny Elfman was the front man of Oingo Boingo. I wasn't really a huge fan, but I loved Weird Science growing up and knew of them.

[@ChempZee]

AMH is easily one of the best actors of the Brat Pack. Beyond his work in the Hughes films, he was stellar as the antagonist in Scissorhands and he gave a great solo performance in Out of Bounds (1986). The character Daryl Cage was a true departure from anything he'd done prior.

[@denisematthews6215]

The Gedde Wantanabe character , I guess could theoretically be ‘offensive’; but , Gedde , to me, created a caricature. He’s Asian, unlike Mickey Rooney, who truly was offensive with his stupid false teeth. I mean, come on, the character’s name was Long Duck Dong. Why not animate it with the silly accent?

[@SecretWars98]

Great video ❤

[@jybrokenhearted]

These were the days when Robert Downey Jr. was passed around with producers and directors.

[@mikeyfn-a6684]

Welp! Just helped me get through a nice chunk of time at work going down memory lane. Born in 81' myself, W.S. is probably my favorite as its so wild, followed naturally by the B.C. But honestly how you gonna forget to include the Sixteen Candles scene in the first Harold&Kumar flick? Booo! Nah its cool 👍

[@craigugulini3409]

They just don’t make movies like they use too the 80s and 90s were the best times for teen and kids movies

[@Merylstreep1949]

The drive in scene filmed at Superdawg in Chicago was cut because apparently the owner was a bit of a dick😂

[@robnos9901]

How badly we need a John Hughes for this generation. Hollywood hasn't had a fresh idea in 20 years.

[@SteveBerryhill]

The Breakfast Club was originally to be called "The Lunch Bunch"...They never had breakfast...but LUNCH! (My favorite, and best, teen coming of age movie of all time)

[@philip2010]

I like all of hughs films breakfast club and fast times at Ridgemont high are probably my favorites as for what happened on breakfast club these days any adult at school would get away with locking a kid in a closet or talking to him the way he did

[@lauraplitt3840]

Fast times is Cameron Crowe.

[@pamelaroundy9814]

I went to high school with Gedde Watanabe. Only his name was Gary Watanabe then. 😊

[@reallyretro]

Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty In Pink were the first 3 true teen movies he did. I know he didn’t direct Pretty In Pink, but it’s still considered a John Hughes classic.

[@42speedybeattie]

Breakfast time

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

OF COURSE it's unfair to judge these movies by contemporary standards. But what else does Gen Y or Z have to do with their time? Create their own movies? Obviously not. They're left with little else to occupy themselves beside shitting on other people.

[@leroylowe5921]

>>>Create their own movies? Obviously not. Of course not. Everything's a reimagining of a reboot of a remake.

[@alancrisp1582]

🤔 Wow, you sound like Sigmund Freud !. It's really not that deep.....

[@Dr_1212]

😎

[@lovineveryminuetofit1314]

He made more than just these 3, but hey you're video is cool

[@MrBdiddypop]

I think the days of method actors acting is like a holes to their cast mates in order to get into character are over. Especially with the me too movement and zero tolerance for bullying and harassment. I also think there’s something inherently selfish in that approach. It’s very centered on one’s self, and not taking into consideration what other actors need to perform. So the take home was Judd was a real schmuck, at least during that movie.

[@JoBloOriginals]

Agreed. I think the days of method acting are done.

[@paulpauba1094]

Please delete if too insensitive, but what is going on with Molly's legs in the post credit screenshot talking about the banister given to the acters at the 24:00 mark?

[@GabrielTorres1974]

In Brazil, Weird Science got out as "Mulher Nota 1000". Hard to translate. Here quizzes are graded from 0 to 10 or 100, depending on the school, so a "1000-grade woman" is something like a "A++++ woman" for Americans.

[@Runner2000]

Was that Kevin Costner in the Apple Lisa commercial?

[@jonhufford6980]

Sixteen Candles is hilarious! I grew up with it and people need to lighten up. These ultra PC times we live in are boring. “ look how woke I am, and don’t my farts smell so good” ? Just get over your pretentious self and learn how to enjoy a comedy from the eighties.

[@Scottocaster6668]

RIGHT ON!!! That's why these 80's movies are classics, and these pc , butthurt movies NEVER will be. You can't change the product of the times, it was what it was. Next they'll be offended because Long duck Dong used forks like chopsticks instead of real ones.😆😆

[@Merylstreep1949]

I saw Samantha Baker's knickers ❤hot a.f.❤❤❤

[@constantravens4800]

Yes sir.

[@redsonya3088]

❤❤❤❤

[@mrhumble2937]

Wig? Why not dye blonde

[@seangerant653]

that was not a pool she landed in !!

[@sconni666]

I never liked the broken glass scene in BC because I’m sure they eventually got in troubles for that.

[@TheOriginalCaptainTrips]

FREE LONG DUK DONG !!!

[@mars3676]

I had no idea Molly was such a stuck up. Without these films nobody woulda remembered you. Now you wanna be woke to denounce it

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

💯

[@weenax]

I never understood the appeal of molly ringwald. I dont get whats so special about her in any of her 80s movies. Even her style isnt that 80s look I like to see in pop culture. Maybe it's a thing of that era that I just dont see. On the other hand, I like the other brat pack actresses and completely get their "80s vibe", for example in 'St Elmo's fire' .

[@ikeforshort5363]

Let me add, back in the 80's no one cared about politics or correctness. It was comedy, blondes got a bad rap, so did different Ethnic groups and smart people (nerds), jocks, cheerleaders... stop criticizing what was and move on already

[@bigratkiller1]

The old folds are dead.... no big deal

[@alancrisp1582]

😮 You must be a bag of fun to be around ?. Not 😢