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For the nostalgic Gen Xer, this is absolute candy. A look behind the scenes of the best teen 80's movies, John Hughes, the Brat Pack (which those who were considered thought this moniker ruined their lives) and the impact these movies still have today. A great book.

#LitsyAtoZ

Starting the #deweysreadathon
Hoping to put a good sized dent in this one today and checking off another #LitsyAtoZ for the year. 😄

I bailed on You. I need another Y for #LitsyAtoZ
This is it. 😎

What a fun book for someone who was a teenager in the 80s (me)! Many of the actors were part of what became labelled the “Brat Pack”, based on an article written that was originally meant to be about Emilio Estevez, but became about a group of them who were out together one night.

#bookmail 😀
#bookhaul

Reading break while we eat. Thing 2‘s plans to go to an 80s themed party in Indy were pre-emptied by cold and snow so we‘re having an 80s movie night. Twist my arm, I love 80s movies.

This was technically a bit before my generation, but it's always been my favorite era. #mygeneration #rocktober

Needing to get back to MY teenage years tonight

Not strictly book related but thing two graduates magna cum laude today! And because she's my girl, this is how she decorated her cap.

There's a much better, less speculative, account of this dinner and subsequent article in Rob Lowe's book. It's a little weird reading all of these accounts and thinking "oh, yeah, I already know about that."

When your current read brings up an integral part of your fave celebrity autobiography.

Digging around in my kindle app. I forgot I had this. These movies shaped my childhood. Lea Thompson was my first celeb crush and Mary Stuart Masterson my second. I saw Pretty In Pink for the first time at my brother's house, babysitting my two young nieces. But my fave of all the movies is (I think) the least recognized: I love Some Kind of Wonderful with the passion of a thousand burning suns. Excited it has its own chapter here!

Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois 60062.

Loved! I grew up on these movies and always felt they were more important than adults (at the time) gave them credit for being. This was a great way to re-experience them, especially because I still relate more to those characters than ones my current age.

As a fan of John Hughes and the teen films of the eighties, I enjoyed this book. If you are not a fan, I'm not sure you'll like it as much as I did. Each film gets its own chapter, and is peppered with cast and film crew interviews.

I did feel that the story of the term Brat Pack was discussed repetitively, but those who got boxed in by the name felt very strongly about it, so...

All in all, I'm glad to have finally read this one!

Ferries Bueller's Day Off is on cable in half an hour, and I'm up to the Ferris chapter in this book. Timing is everything.

I always loved Cameron. I read the theory that Ferris is a figment of his imagination. It was an interesting spin on things.

But really, what do you think happened when his dad got home that night?

#80s

Eric Stoltz is my spirit animal. ?

I sort of feel guilty using the "Brat Pack" name. They all seem to hate it so much.

Excited to read this one. I'm a huge fan of these movies, and have been known to quote The Breakfast Club.

Here's a question: are you Team Duckie or Team Blane? Choose wisely! 👟

Day 12 #booktober This book definitely qualifies for #longtitle. I enjoyed this book when I read it years ago, but I'm definitely a fan of these movies and that may impact if you enjoy it or not.

🎶Don't you forget about me
Don't don't don't don't
Don't you forget about me 🎶✊🏻- Simple Minds

(Badly singing) "Prettyyyy in pink... Isn't she?"