Favorite scene.


What's your favorite scene from this movie? What scene makes you crack up? What scene makes you emotional?

I'll list mine.

Favorite: Wooderson's l-i-v-i-n speech. When kids say ICONIC, this is what I think about.

Laughter: O'Bannion getting pranked by Mitch and his friends. When he notices that guy staring at him and says What? I'll kick your ass right now!

Emotion: When Hirschfelder gets caught by the seniors & they switch hit. Not only was Hirsch ABOUT to round second base with some blonde chick (who had a rockin' bod) but nooo!! his ass is turning purple with each passing hit. Thanks Carl.

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I was just finishing my junior year in high school in the spring of '76 so the whole movie (cars, music, hair, clothes, etc.) rings very true for me. You ask a very good question so here goes:

Favorite: This is a very broad answer but I would say the overall party at the moon tower. It brought back memories of field parties. The gal falling down and her friend falling down laughing with her. A fight. A fried keg. Just the overall mix of kids attending.

Laughter: I don't know why but.....early in the movie just after they get to school, Don and Pink are walking down the hall and Don fakes like he is going to punch a kid...but doesn't. He just makes him flinch. For some reason that cracks me up. Part of it is that Don reminds me of a guy I went to high school with including wearing jean overalls. Oh....and when Don talks to the teacher about that they should get together that summer....and she pats him on the head. Don cracks me up!

Emotion: This too is a bit broad but I like Pink's character overall and how he treats just about everyone (except the coaches). He is obviously part of the jock group but hangs out with the "brains" (Cynthia, Mike, and Tony), the "burnouts" (Slater and group), and he takes Mitch under his wing. That makes me think that he would have been really successful later in life because he was not just the star QB but had a genuine kindness toward just about everyone....even had a moment to talk to the old couple at the baseball game.

Thanks for the question!

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Don is a riot! Several of his lines and gestures crack me up. One of my favorites is him running out of the gas station like he stole all the stuff. Classic.

Aw, thats sweet what you said about Pink. Never thought about it that way. :)

Thanks for answering :)

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Topnotch burger scene with Wooderson hitting on the redhead

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