I believe it’s my duty as a parent to teach my kids all they
need to know to grow up to be conscientious adults and well-adjusted, contributing
members of society. I also believe that education just wouldn’t be complete if
I didn’t share the classic movies of the 80s with them. I mean, John Hughes
defined a generation! What kind of parent would I be if I didn’t share those
iconic movies with my kids? Enter Netflix! My kids and I have watched The
Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Adventures in
Babysitting, The Goonies, The Karate Kid, and many more on Netflix. And you
know what, they love those movies as much as I do! Okay, maybe they don’t love
them quite as much as I do, but they do have an appreciation for them. Hmmmm,
maybe they just humor me and tolerate them . . . Nah, that can’t be it. I’ve
heard them quote the movies
(sad and
demented, but social) so I know they like them. Plus there are lessons to
be learned from each movie!
Here are some of the 80s movies you can catch on Netflix
right now! The only question is - which one will you share with your teens first?
Dirty Dancing – Who, when confronted with a cute boy, hasn’t completely frozen
up and stuttered something ridiculous?
“I
carried a watermelon.”
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a
while, you could miss it.”
Girls Just Want to Have Fun – I’ve used this sentence as my
go-to topic changer for as long as I can remember. I think I probably originally
got it from this movie. “So! How about
them Cubs? I think it's their year!”
Labyrinth – You have to kind of wonder what kind of drugs
everyone was on when they made this movie. This is a good lesson for your kids.
Don’t do drugs. “You remind me of the
babe. What babe? The babe with the power. What power? The power of voodoo. Who
do? You do. Do what? Remind me of the babe.”
Top Gun - "I feel the need, the need for speed!"
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Footloose - You can't go wrong with a choreographed dance number.
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Stand by Me
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