Grew up in the 80's

80s films that described adulthood to you

Ok, my fellow 80s children, what film described what you thought adulthood would be like when you were a kid?  In your infinite wisdom,wise sage that you've become,  do you think the film was a)right on the money or b) did it leave you not knowing what you'd be in for after highschool?

I think my film choice would be St. Elmo's Fire.   The film had the "no one knows what the heck they're doing now that they've graduated with a bunch of degrees that cant use in the real world" thing about it that was pretty accurate, overall.  There was still some of that John Hughes-esque angst to it that was also pretty accurate, at least during the initial post college Exodus, which actually makes me wonder if folks ever evolve past a certain point.  Maybe some do, maybe some don't.

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I don't really have any specific films to add, but the general concencus of 80's films seemed to be that growing up sucks.  I really think a quote from The Wonder Years sums it up best:

"When you're a little kid you're a bit of everything; Scientist, Philosopher, Artist. Sometimes it seems like growing up is giving these things up one at a time."

It seems most 80's films in one way dealt more or less with a resistance to the idea of selling out to adulthood, and all that it entails.  St. Elmo's fire definitely qualifies in that category.

filmgal81:

Ok, my fellow 80s children, what film described what you thought adulthood would be like when you were a kid?  In your infinite wisdom,wise sage that you've become,  do you think the film was a)right on the money or b) did it leave you not knowing what you'd be in for after highschool?

 

I think my film choice would be St. Elmo's Fire.   The film had the "no one knows what the heck they're doing now that they've graduated with a bunch of degrees that cant use in the real world" thing about it that was pretty accurate, overall.  There was still some of that John Hughes-esque angst to it that was also pretty accurate, at least during the initial post college Exodus, which actually makes me wonder if folks ever evolve past a certain point.  Maybe some do, maybe some don't.

 

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I hoped high school would be like Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I modeled some of my slacking on Ferris's exploits, but I don't think I had as much fun as he did.

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Ah yes, it represented most of my highschool/college career as well.  Minus the sweet 'bow-chicka-chicka-bow-bow' soundtrack to emphasise the hilarity of my exploits and shenanigans.  I never quite got away with it like he did though.

SkyPilot:

I hoped high school would be like Ferris Bueller's Day Off. I modeled some of my slacking on Ferris's exploits, but I don't think I had as much fun as he did.