Remember lockers, lunch time, bullies, prom, and just hanging out? E! Online has come up with this list of the best High School Flicks of all time.
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- Risky Business
- Joel's parents are going on vacation and leaving him in charge of the house. They trust their college-bound 17-year-old son but they shouldn't. Every kid's dream is every parent's nightmare. No sooner do Joel's parents step on the plane when he raids the liquor cabinet, has a joyride in Dad's Porsche, and has a night of passion with a young call girl named Lana. Directed by Paul Brickman. Starring Tom Cruise & Rebecca De Mornay. R
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- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- A chronicle of the events in the day of a rather magical 17-year-old who has an overwhelming urge to cut school one spring day and head for downtown Chicago with his girl and best friend to see the sights and experience a day of freedom. Directed by John Hughes. Starring Matthew Broderick. PG-13
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- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- The struggles of teenagers as they deal with independence, success, sexuality, money, maturity, school, and particularly with just making it through the formative years. Directed by Amy Heckerling. Starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, & Judge Reinhold. R
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- Sixteen Candles
- It's Samantha Baker's sweet sixteen and no one in her family remembers the important occasion. But wait...the day isn't over yet! Directed by John Hughes. Starry Molly Ringwald & Anthony Michael Hall. PG
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- Clueless
- Fifteen-year-old Cher keeps it all together, even finding time for extracurricular projects like finding a love match for her debate class teacher, and giving a dowdy friend a fashion makeover. Directed by Amy Heckerling. Starring Alicia Silverstone. Based on Emma by Jane Austen. PG-13
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- My Bodyguard
- Clifford won't surrender his lunch money to the terrorizing bully at school. He hires the school misfit as his bodyguard. Directed by Tony Bill. Starring Chris Makepeace, Adam Baldwin, & Matt Dillon. PG
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- American Graffiti
- The misadventures of four California high school graduates one late summer night in 1962. Directed by George Lucas. Starring Richard Dreyfuss & Ron Howard. PG
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- Dazed and Confused
- The story of the last day of school, in a small Texas town - and one rowdy night - in the lives of a group of high school students in late May, 1976. Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Jason London & Joey Lauren Adams. R
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- Rock 'n' Roll High School
- A group of rock-loving students, with the help of The Ramones, take over their school to combat its oppressive administration. Directed by Allan Arkush. Starring PJ Soles, Vincent Van Patten, & Clint Howard. PG
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- Valley Girl
- Julie is, like, so over her preppy boyfriend, she dumps him on the escalator at the Galleria. And when she meets punker Randy, her eyes practically bug out because she thinks he's sexy even though he makes her friends gag! But even if Randy's ready to stop the world and melt with her, can Julie risk losing her friends and her super-popularity at school just to be with him? Directed by Martha Coolidge. Starring Nicholas Cage & Deborah Foreman. R
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