What was the best or worst teen comedy of all time?

Best would have to Ferris Buellers Day Off, tied with Porkies.
I haven't seen a particularly bad teen movie as I only tend to watch the ones that get good reviews.
If I watched The Breakfast Club for the first time now as an adult I'd probably hate it. Loved it when I was 15 though and still do now.
 
Worst, yeah? I'd say you're just about right.

There are tonnes of great films in this genre, which flies in the face of all logic tbh.

Porky's and Ferris Bueller are still immense.
 
Best: Ferris Buellers Day Off, Weird Science, Better Off Dead, National Lampoons Animal House, The Goonies and The Breakfast Club.

Worst: Boat Trip, Porkys, Lemon Popsicle
 
Just look at old John Cusack movies for some of the best teen comedies of all time. The Sure Thing and 16 Candles are two of my faves.
 
Since when was Boat Trip a teen comedy? Actually, come to think of it, when was Boat Trip a comedy?!

Also, St Elmos Fire was a teen movie, but not a teen comedy.

The Goonies - teen comedy? More family adventure I would have thought.

My faves would have to be Better Off Dead, Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Dutch, Wierd Science, Animal House, European Vacation, Uncle Buck, all the American Pie films to name a few off the top of my head.

Worst: One Crazy Summer and Going Overboard would have to be up there.
 
Good to see alot of positive votes for Ferris Bueller's Day Off - definitely my favourite, although American Pie comes close. Animal House gets an honourable mention, although it hasn't aged well.

The worst one was where a couple of laRAB were dragging a dead guy around, pretending he was still alive - can't remember what it was called but it was just dire.
 
SounRAB like "Weekend At Bernie's"

As for worst Teen movie it has to go to "Dude Where's My Car?"

I personally thought this was a terrible movie & after 10 mins of watching it i was wishing they would have found the car.
 
Worst?

Fast Times at Ridgemont High - awful, meaningless, 86 minutes and NOTHING HAPPENS!!! (only funny thing was Sean Penn as a stoner)

Weekend At Bernies

Shriek if you know what I did last Friday 13th - JUST EURGH! not sure if its a comedy... ;)

I too love the John Hughes/American Pie/Teen Wolf whole agreeing with everyone else thing :D

which is the one that featured in the Marilyn Manson cover Tainted Love video? it had all the obligatory characters in it, like the Obligatory Black Guy and the Obligatory Jock etc
 
Bringing up Fast Times.... reminRAB me of another very good, very funny teen comedy that's been overlooked, namely Clueless. Alicia Silverstone's great in it; a pity she hasn't been half as good in anything since.
 
Agreed clueless is great! I also loved heathers.


As for worst id say crossroaRAB, ahh i hear you say its not a comedy.

Try telling me that you didnt laugh your head off when you saw britney attempt to act!!!!
 
That's the one. God, that was a load of tripe.

Also, do Wayne's World and Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure qualify as teen movies? If so, they're another couple of favourites.
 
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