Anyone else actually like Steff??

Steff was one of, if the not the best 80s teen d-bag. Only ones that come close are Johnny of from the Karate Kid (he was also great in Just one of the Guys as Greg), Hardy from Some Kind of Wonderful with honorable mention to Ian and Max in Weird Science.

What I found so interesting about this movie is how the school was divided by wealth. My high school had the usual cliques but money never had anything to do with which one you were a member. I was a football player/jock and our clique had some of the wealthiest kids in school and some kids on full scholarships.

He always reminded me of one of my high school friends who was loaded, spoiled rotten and yet very unhappy. Despite my friends wealth, his parents were never home and neglected him. That seems to be the case with Steff, he throws parties, smokes weed in his father's office and has sex in his parents bed. All of which one can only do if their parents are never home.

I understand Steff better now that I am older. I like his character. While I too hated him when this film came out, I do not anymore now that I understand where he is coming from. Honestly, I likely would have been friends with him in high school.

I think you are correct that if she went out with Steff he would have made everyone accept her and the rich girls would not have been as mean to her.

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His hair was the best- it should have gotten its own billing!

best character in the movie, as far as Im concerned. Its easy to dismiss him as an all out douche canoe villain, but he had just enough subtle pathos to make him interesting. When the movie is over the only character I feel like I want to know more of is him. And yes he was extremely sexy and beautiful.

"When life presents you with lemons, squeeze out the juice and squirt it in your enemies eyes."

So basically you liked him because he was hot, and think the main girl should have had casual sex with him for that sole reason. Nice. Pathos my rear, he even out rightly disrespected his own parents.

I felt bad for Stef because I think he actually was in love with Andie and I think he tried to tell her for years (he said he'd been trying to go out with her all through high school and said he was talking about more than just sex) and she was a total biotch to him. So that explained his attitude toward her and his meddling with Blane's relationship with her. Maybe if Andie woulda given hm a chance he'd have changed and not been such an A-hole.

I think you're judging Duckie, a 16 y/o boy with an awful, aching crush on a girl he's always near but can never touch, by adult standards. Not to mention the film is 30 years old.

And no, Steff was a scumbag, don't kid yourself.