The teenagers in the eighties were kind of ugly
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JacksCatGirl — 10 years ago(September 14, 2015 07:49 PM)
Because back then they cast by talent and not by looks or whether they wore a size 0 or had six pack abs. At least the teens in Sixteen Candles looked like real teens because they were real actual teens(Molly was 15 and Anthony was 14) and not super models over the age of 22.
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ionian — 10 years ago(February 08, 2016 11:56 PM)
Good example of this was that abortion remake of John Carpenter's "The Fog". The original had all believable characters.
The remake looked like an ambercrombie and fitch ad. ReallyI'm supposed to believe some stuck-up skinny 20 something with perfect hair owns a radio station?
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adresher-1 — 10 years ago(March 10, 2016 11:29 AM)
Exactly! John Hughes hired talented actors and actresses rather than some singer or model who is trying to break into acting. One of the reasons why John Hughes 80s teen age films were so successful was they had a real feel to them and characters everyone could relate. Sure Caroline and Jake were both very attractive, but Jake was what you would expect your typical popular guy in high school to look like. He did not have 6 pack abs and did not get ripped for the part. Caroline was beautiful, but she too was not some supermodel size zero with fake boobs. She was normal and very much inline with what you would expect the hottest girl in you class to look like.
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Legendary_Badass — 9 years ago(May 02, 2016 01:52 AM)
Well put. I've seen most of the Hughes films and always the young cast are standouts. It is so incredibly hard to find teens who can act for the camera, even today. Far too many act like they are on stage.
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AmyJolamb — 9 years ago(September 10, 2016 04:36 PM)
Perfect answer, Jack. Sadly today when a movie casts realistic looking people movie goers say how ugly they look. Most people wake up looking natural not like a super model. I think this why so many people have poor self esteem. They compare themselves to something fake.
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Cre8tiveMktg — 10 years ago(December 19, 2015 12:51 PM)
Well.let's even the playing field.
In the early 80's certain things weren't invented yet:
Flat irons
Hair products (other than mousse, gel, hairspray)
Tooth whitening
Invisalign
Spray tanning
Waxing
eyelash extensions
Hair extensions
Blow outs
Things that were uncommon and not readily available:
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NorthernLad — 10 years ago(December 23, 2015 06:04 AM)
I think they looked more realistic back then. Sure movies like this one perfectly capture the era they were made but in the end at least they look like real people and not like the glossy and phony looking actors/actresses we see today.
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shadowangel-599-184270 — 10 years ago(December 31, 2015 02:55 PM)
Todays you have teens with their pants down on their knees with their skidmarked underwear showing or overweight teens in too tight clothes (especially in the usa) and otherwise teens looking like emo or post-punk style
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robocop-37224 — 10 years ago(January 16, 2016 02:23 PM)
Just goes to show how FAKE our country has become. Not to mention LAZY! something as simple as an explosions on a TV show and/or movies that is all computer generated. Even the news caster's.. The Hollywood drama and build up? Not one ugly person.
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AllEighties — 10 years ago(February 20, 2016 08:31 PM)
Exactly.
And you didn't have half he guys with their asses hanging out of their pants. Most people were athletically thin. Didn't have the whole grubby, flat, greasy haired, who cares grunge look or the fake hipster blah look either.
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AllEighties — 10 years ago(February 22, 2016 05:57 PM)
Yeah to some extent what I said above but also I mean: Nicole Eggert, Alyssa Milano, Kristy Swanson, Amanda Peterson, Rebecca De Mornay, Kelly Preston, Phoebe Cates, Debbie Gibson, Brooke Shields, Heather Locklear, Kelly LeBrock, why not Molly Ringwald from this film??, Christina Applegate, Tracy Smith, Samantha Fox, Mia Sara, Ione Skye, Tawny Kitaen, Jennifer Connelly, how long do I keep typing.