The younger kiddo was at a sleepover last night so the older one and I decided to watch some movies. I have a mental list of 80s movies I want to watch with her so I suggested a few titles. Eventually, we decided on a “double feature” of Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off for last night. Uncle Grouchy even joined us – and he doesn’t usually join in our TV-watching – so that was extra fun!
We picked up dinner at Neato Buritto (for us) and China Wok (for Uncle Grouchy) and settled in on the couch (note: Poppy Cotton in her favorite spot). She didn’t have much to say about Pretty in Pink although we were highly entertained by the clothes and the hairstyles. She was sad that Andie didn’t end up with Duckie in the end. She thought Ferris Bueller was pretty funny. She kept saying “He’s never going to get away with that” and “Why would he do that if he doesn’t want to get caught?” In my opinion, the best part is that now she’ll get our “Bueller??? Bueller??” references when we’re trying to get someone’s attention.
So here’s our complete 80’s movie list – we have quite a few more to watch!
80’s Movie List
- √ Pretty in Pink
- √ Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
- √ Say Anything
- √ The Goonies
- √ ET
- √ Gremlins
- √ Back to the Future (all 3!)
- √ The Princess Bride
- Sixteen Candles
- The Breakfast Club
- Footloose
- Stand By Me
- Dirty Dancing
- The NeverEnding Story
- Karate Kid
- Top Gun
I’m sure there are lots more good 80’s movies we should add to our list…So what are we missing? Add to our list in the comments!
Mads recommends Girls just wanna have fun and Harry and the Hendersons.
I never saw either of those! I have some catching up to do!
St. Elmo’s Fire, another Brat Pack movie but maybe a little mature yet…
I have never watched St. Elmo’s Fire. Maybe I’ll have to add it to my personal watch list instead!