John Hughes produces the defining teen comedy/coming of age movie of the 80's. Each character is a deliberate stereotype and a lot of their interactions feel staged as a result. The whole thing works well though, performed well by a good cast and despite taking place mainly in one room doesn't become boring to watch. It's perhaps not as relevant as it once was, being so tied to the 80's midset, but for those of the right age the nostalgia factor is high.

A good film with interesting parts, but was very long and I sometimes lost interest, however reccomendable.

As someone who actually had to sit through Saturday detention, I can honestly say that it is nowhere near as fun as this movie portrays. We did have to write lame essays, though.

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I'm not sure Emelio had ever smoked marijuana before this because his character's reaction to smoking some weed was a little ridiculous

Teen angst, 80's music it's all a recipe for awesomeness. When I'm feeling nostalgic this is one of the movies that I turn to.

Some things shown in the movie don't actually happen - like the bit where Andrew's scream shatters the glass door. I like to think that's the case with most of the ending as well.

Enjoyable in many parts, but I hate the ending of this movie so much. It is insulting to teenagers and teenagers are dickheads.

It has that feel that you get when reading a sexual education folder, written by adults trying to be "young" with the teenies. The result is a contrived kammerspiel where all the high school stereotypes have a long and hard talk about stereotypical high school stuff, before they reach common ground and decide to change the world... One can't help noting, that nothing came of those plans - or the actors portraying the characters.

John Hughes and Ally Sheedy at their very best. Sheedys dark 'basket case' Allison is just classic.

Funny, quirky, and at times totally cheesy. The acting here is pretty solid all around and made an 80's star out of quite a few of the actors in this film. You have to watch this as a period piece instead of thinking about how dated things are because it represents everything about the 80's pretty well. The only drawback is that the angst is rather trivial and there is no real plot to speak of so the film feels like a play more than anything.

Three syllables: I-CON-IC.