Let us be your vehicle to escape your problems this week as Alex and Jonathan talk through three of John Hughes' high school films: Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). We discuss how comedy ages, use and critique of stereotypes, and unique character dynamics in a high school setting.

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3:13 - Sixteen Candles

23:10 - The Breakfast Club

43:23 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1:10:45 - Overall

1:19:41 - Coming Attractions

Next week we'll be talking about Akira (1988), Ghost in the Shell (1995), and Paprika (2006).

For more information visit the blog:

https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2017/03/28/episode-12-the-high-school-hughes/