Remembering John Hughes
I'm an unabashed fan of John Hughes, who died at the age of 59 yesterday, so I thought I'd memorialize him by remembering his sharp writing for such 80s film gems as "The Breakfast Club" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Match the dialogue with the films below:
1. I can’t believe that my grandmother actually felt me up.
2. Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?
3. You know, there's going to be sex, drugs, rock-n-roll... chips, dips, chains,whips...You know, your basic high school orgy type of thing.
4. We’re all going through this. It’s on time on the edge.
5. They think he’s a righteous dude.
6. You know, it's so insane that someone you've never met, never talked to can be your enemy.
7. Well, I like art, I work in a gas station, my best friend is a tomboy. These things don't fly too well in the American high school.
8. We'd have more luck playing pickup sticks with our butt-cheeks than we will getting a flight out of here before daybreak.
9. We're fine. Sweetie, don't burn your book. Maybe we can get some wood.
10. Marcie Dahlgren-Frost. Dahlgren is my maiden name, Frost is my married name. I'm single again, but I never bothered to remove the Frost. And I get compliments on the hyphen.
A. Some Kind of Wonderful
B. St. Elmo’s Fire
C. Uncle Buck
D. Planes, Trains and Automobiles
E. Sixteen Candles
F. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
G. She’s Having a Baby
H. The Breakfast Club
I. Pretty in Pink
J. Weird Science
Best of luck, kids!
posted by The Blue Devil @ 10:42 AM
10 Comments:
2 H
Absolutely correct. Which character in the "Breakfast Club" uttered that immortal line?
5F Spoken by the bouffant secretary to Principal ?
You ARE taking the piss with #10, no?
Righto, Gooner on 5 being Ferris Bueller spoken by the secretary.
I'm not joking about #10. I remembered it from the film for obvious reasons.
4B. 6I?
Spot on, Bivalve. Any idea of the context of those two bits of dialogue from St. Elmo's and Pretty in Pink?
Is 4B the scene with Jules when she's in the room with the blowing curtains? I've seen that movie so many times (a guilty pleasure!) but I can't remember the scene. As for Pretty in Pink, it was a wild-ass guess. I've never seen it but it seemed like the quote fit.
Yes, indeed. Jules (Demi Moore) is talked down from a emotional melt-down by the Rob Lowe character Billy, who inexplicably was a rock and roll saxophone player.
Final Answers:
1. I can’t believe that my grandmother actually felt me up. (Sixteen Candles)
2. Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe? (Breakfast Club)
3. You know, there's going to be sex, drugs, rock-n-roll... chips, dips, chains, whips... You know, your basic high school orgy type of thing. (Weird Science)
4. We’re all going through this. It’s on time on the edge. (St. Elmo’s Fire)
5. They think he’s a righteous dude. (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off)
6. You know, it's so insane that someone you've never met, never talked to can be your enemy. (Pretty in Pink)
7. Well, I like art, I work in a gas station, my best friend is a tomboy. These things don't fly too well in the American high school. (Some Kind of Wonderful)
8. We'd have more luck playing pickup sticks with our butt-cheeks than we will getting a flight out of here before daybreak. (Planes, Trains and Automobiles)
9. We're fine. Sweetie, don't burn your book. Maybe we can get some wood. (She’s Having a Baby)
10. Marcie Dahlgren-Frost. Dahlgren is my maiden name, Frost is my married name. I'm single again, but I never bothered to remove the Frost. And I get compliments on the hyphen. (Uncle Buck)
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