No worries, but keep in mind most those movies i sent, are very explicit, and deal with bullying, violence, and even rape.... But damn I love the 80's highschool/punk/yuppy/teens genre...
Most people have seen The breakfast club, sixteen candles, weird science etc.. But neglect the mature 80's flicks
Oh man just wait till you watch toxic avenger, and class of 84' they will open up a whole new can of worms.. They are R rated comedies.
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MovieGem
9 years ago
I actually just watched Class of 84 on YouTube and yeah I wasn't expecting all of that violence and stuff, but it was good.
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jalee-131-171368
9 years ago
I agree with most of these 80s movies listed here. Another that comes to mind (but not a movie) is 'James at 16' TV series, if you can find that. good luck!
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mcfly-31
9 years ago
In terms of similarity in this vein, I can't believe nobody has mentioned The Karate Kid, which essentially lifted the entire plot from My Bodyguard, but just presented it in a more gritty, hard edged way.
But otherwise I would have mentioned some of the others too. Lucas is a great film about an ostracized kid not really facing horrible bullying, but still is an outcast. And Class of 1984 is about a bully and his goons terrorizing a high school. Kind of a low-rent action film.
"Jesus, does anyone?"
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Badlands1
8 years ago
I wouldn't call Class Of 84' a "low-rent action film" I'm not sure what low rent even means.. It is very graphic, and also has some underlying comedy to it, but I feel it's way more dramatic and deals with more adult themes than My Bodyguard.. My Bodyguard felt more "Disney-ish" to me.
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mcfly-31
8 years ago
Low rent in terms of production values. Almost looked like it was shot in the '60s with how poor the film stock was. Then again, I haven't seen it re-mastered on dvd or anything.
"Jesus, does anyone?"
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jayhn1111
8 years ago
Karate kid came to my mind, but I felt like the original poster as well as everybody else has probably already seen the movie or is at least familiar with it.
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