Hughes had made a name for himself the prior year with his directorial debut, Sixteen Candles. Up to this time, “teen movies” had largely evolved from cautionary rebellion films in the 1950s to beach ...

Commentary: No matter how music, television, medicine, and the larger culture transform society, teenagers remain teenagers ...

Molly Ringwald has never shied away from bluntly reassessing the 1980s teen rom-coms that made her a Hollywood legend. During a March 2025 appearance on Monica Lewinsky’s podcast “Reclaiming,” the ...

Almost 40 years ago (on Aug. 13, 1982), “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” kicked off one of the most enduring genres in movie history: The 1980s teen film. With its ensemble cast of future stars — from ...

Molly Ringwald, star of 1980s hit The Breakfast Club, has revealed she only rewatched the movie recently, and was jarred by some of the themes that were glossed over at the time. Ringwald played ...

Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell ...

Alumni, past principals and Compton Junior High School employees celebrated with students the opening of a 1985 time capsule Friday morning. Students wore 1980s-themed attire as did Principal Alex ...

It’s hard to believe “The Breakfast Club,” the beloved film featuring a group of insecure, suburban Chicago high school teenagers forced to spend detention together, is celebrating its 40th ...