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  • I think John Hughes was anti-geek.

    I was pondering the movie Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink the other day (I had a crush on Molly Ringwald during the 80s) and it occurred to me that she was either a popularity whore or a gold digger.

    She had dudes in each movie that were absolutely infatuated with her, would have treated her right and been fantastic boyfriends to her (and they were also geeks), but instead she is lusting after the super rich jock (Sixteen Candles) or the super rich and suave up-towner (Pretty in Pink). While the sexuality of John Cryer may be in question as Ducky, you can't deny his devotion to her.

    Anthony Michael Hall would have built a statue in her honor.

    Now - the best part.

    All of those freaks and geeks who got shafted by an entire generation of chicks who thought it was appropriate to diss your friends and go after the jocks instead of those who can work on Solaris servers - they got jobs in Hollywood, started making movies and suddenly made the underdog KING amongst chicks. NOW they want geeky men, and those other shallow assholes look like knock off copies of Jersey Shore.

    So to you John Hughes, I give you my middle finger, raised proudly from betwixt my balled fist and offer you the following sentiment.... FUCK YOU.

    Love,
    Ganci

  • #2
    John Hughes made weird science...your argument is invalid

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    • #3
      [YOUTUBE]Jm-upHSP9KU[/YOUTUBE]

      Yes the hot chick wanted the geeks, would have done anything for them.
      One of my favorite movies.
      Modeled how I treated my younger brothers after Chet.

      And Kelly Lebrock back then... damn!!!!

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      • #4
        Good point.

        Apparently originally in Pretty in Pink Duckie was supposed to get the girl but test audiences didn't like that ending and wanted her to get with the richie. Something about not implying that you can't cross the money threshold.

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        • #5
          David, that scene right there was THE first entry in the spank bank as a kid.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Psychoholic View Post
            David, that scene right there was THE first entry in the spank bank as a kid.


            Same here and for pretty much everyone I knew growing up.
            Last edited by Chace; 08-26-2011, 11:55 PM.

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            • #7
              Maybe part of it was reverse psychology to make the geeks wanted now.

              Also, ladder theory shouldn't have to apply to fiction, although "the difference between truth and fiction is fiction has to make sense" - Mark Twain

              Also yeah, she was hot but I liked Jordan from "Real Genius" way more, because I am that much of a nerd.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Scary Guy View Post
                Also yeah, she was hot but I liked Jordan from "Real Genius" way more, because I am that much of a nerd.
                I always thought Mitch looked and acted like a girl....then a while back I found this and it all made sense...



                WOW also Jordan gave up acting to follow Buddah.

                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Meyrink

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                • #9
                  I always thought Mitch looked and acted like a girl....then a while back I found this and it all made sense...
                  I always thought Sarah Jessica Parker looked like a horse face man.....Now that I see that it all makes sense.
                  A Loving Tribute to New York's Self-Proclaimed Aging Fashion Icon!
                  Last edited by LMS; 08-27-2011, 08:03 AM.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Chace View Post
                    WOW also Jordan gave up acting to follow Buddah.

                    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Meyrink
                    Damn, she got a lot less attractive just for that (also from natural aging, too).

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                    • #11
                      @Psychoholic; Were you or were you not motioning to Claire?

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                      • #12
                        i crushed on Sarah Jessica Parker in Flight of the Navigator

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                        • #13
                          Hughes gave us Uncle Buck and that fact will not allow me to say anything bad about him

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