In general, the references in this movie are killer.
And can we bring back calling girls “Bettys” and boys “Baldwins”? Much better than “on fleek” and “bae.” No big deal.Īnd can I mention how great the lingo in Clueless is? “As if” has become a classic and a “Monet” sounds straight out of Parks and Recreation’s Tom Haverford’s vocabulary. Fox) introduces rock n’ roll to the high school students and plays matchmaker for his parents. The band, led by Chuck’s cousin, Marvin Berry, wear matching teal suits that coordinate with the streamers, because duh, the theme is underwater! Obviously, in the process Marty McFly (Michael J. Set in the 1950s, the extras all look straight out of Sabrina or Rebel Without a Cause. While my dream prom would consist of dancing with Andrew Garfield as Thompson Twins’ “Hold Me Now” plays in the background, the most iconic dance scene belongs to Back to the Future’s “Enchantment Under the Sea.” A lit-up seashell and hanging seahorses have never looked so good. Seen in: 10 Things I Hate About You, American Pie, Back to the Future, Can’t Buy Me Love, A Cinderella Story, Footloose, Grease, Mean Girls, Never Been Kissed, Pretty in Pink, She’s All That, Teen Witch, Teen Wolf, and Wish Upon a Starīest: Prom may only come around once a year, but thanks to its redundancy in high school movies, it appears much more frequently.
I’m a sucker for a marching band and Heath Ledger’s face. As a true child of the late 90s and early 2000s, I think the best public declaration of love is none other than Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) crooning “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” to Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) in 10 Things I Hate About You. Seen in: 10 Things I Hate About You, Easy A, Never Been Kissed, Pretty in Pink, Say Anything, and Some Kind of Wonderfulīest: Essentially the “promposal” of the 1980s, the over-the-top affirmation of love is as prevalent in high school movies as contestants being on The Bachelorette for not the “right reasons.” Though John Cusack holding the boombox in Say Anything is the posterchild for this category, both the Peter Gabriel song choice and stalking Diane Court’s house raise red flags. High School movies are one of my favorite movie genres, but have you noticed how they repeat the same clichés? Here are the five clichés that appear in everything from a John Hughes film to recent releases on Netflix.
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