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It's Sam's sixteenth birthday. It's supposed to be magical and a huge turning point in a girl's life. But, with her sister's wedding the next day, everyone has completely forgotten about Sam's big day. The day goes from bad to worse when school starts. She gets hit on by a freshman, the boy she thinks she loves is completely oblivious to her existence, and when she gets home grandma and grandpa are sleeping in her bed. Sam decides to go to the high school dance to get away from her family for a little while. The freshman from the bus starts to bug her again and it really gets her down. She goes to hide in the shop classroom when he follows her. She explains to him how her day went from bad to worse. The freshman geek sits and listens to her talk like no one else has all day, and gives her some advice for her love life. He boosts her confidence to go and talk to the boy she likes. Ultimately, Sam chickens out and feels full of regret for blowing her chance at talking to the one guy she likes. On the other side of the dance, that senior that Sam is so interested is noticing her too. Through the same freshman, he finds out that she likes him and he begins a plan in his head of how to get her.
I'm a sucker for pop culture teen romance 80s films. This is the quintessential example of such a film. With a jammin' soundtrack, hilarious lines that would never pass for PG-13 today, and a great cast this film is a great point of reference for all films to follow. There are some really innovative shots, framing techniques, and use of sound that could really be implemented in films today to vamp up their style and relate ability.
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