Sure, it's fun to catch the latest flick at the multiplex, or grab the newest release at a video store, but sometimes you just gotta say, "Out with the new, and in with the unknown." There are plenty of older flicks out there that are worth a rental, but never registered on your radar. In Don't You Forget About, we remember the long-gone gems, so you don't have to.
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WHAT it's about: A band of wannabe filmmakers who go searching for the godfather of pitch-perfect teen moviedom (and brains, princesses, basket cases, athletes and neo-maxi-zoom-dweebies), John Hughes. The beloved director, who had a direct line to the adolescent experience (and Molly Ringwald's agent) and communicated it through films like The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Sixteen Candles, went into hiding in 1991. They shot this film in 2008, just a year before Hughes' much-mourned death.
WHO'S in it: Said crew of filmmakers (Matt Austin, Michael Facciolo, Kari Hollend and Lenny Panzer) and an assortment of famous stars and fans including Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy and Gedde "Long Duk Dong" Watanabe!
WHEN it came out: November 2009.
HOW come you haven't heard of (or just seen) it before: The film had a pretty limited release and wasn't nearly as publicized as it should have been, which is a real shame. While it's definitely not perfect, this sweet tribute to the man who brought us Jake Ryan and that, uh, unforgettable Simple Minds song (it was written especially with The Breakfast Club in mind), is really charming.
WHY you need to watch it - immediately!...
