School-themed comedies have been a consistently popular movie genre since the days of the silent era with films such as Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman and Buster Keaton’s College. In particular, high school comedies always seem to have connected with audiences. The recent release of Mean Girls, a musical comedy remake of the 2004 film Mean Girls, has proven the genre remains in demand, as indicated by the movie’s number one position at the box office in its opening weekend.The best high school comedies typically contain killer soundtracks, have some kind of coming-of-age lesson to learn, and above all else, feature an abundance of laughs. Decades later, the greatest high school comedies become time capsules that possess an uncanny ability to elicit feelings of nostalgia within their audience. Cinema’s elite high school comedies rank among some of the funniest movies ever made.A major box office success, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off grossed over $70 million domestically against a budget of only $5 million, making the film a top ten hit of 1986. Matthew Broderick’s performance as Ferris Bueller instantly turned Broderick into an icon of the 1980s and a symbol of youthful rebellion. Over the years, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off became a cultural phenomenon, with many frequently quoting the film’s famous lines in everyday dialogue. A National Film Registry inductee, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off placed 54th on Bravo’s list of the funniest movies and 10th on Entertainment Weekly’s list of the best high school movies.
School-themed comedies have been a consistently popular movie genre since the days of the silent era with films such as Harold Lloyd’s The Freshman and Buster Keaton’s College. In particular, high school comedies always seem to have connected with audiences. The recent release of Mean Girls, a musical comedy remake of the 2004 film Mean Girls, has proven the genre remains in demand, as indicated by the movie’s number one position at the box office in its opening weekend.
The best high school comedies typically contain killer soundtracks, have some kind of coming-of-age lesson to learn, and above all else, feature an abundance of laughs. Decades later, the greatest high school comedies become time capsules that possess an uncanny ability to elicit feelings of nostalgia within their audience. Cinema’s elite high school comedies rank among some of the funniest movies ever made.
A major box office success, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off grossed over $70 million domestically against a budget of only $5 million, making the film a top ten hit of 1986. Matthew Broderick’s performance as Ferris Bueller instantly turned Broderick into an icon of the 1980s and a symbol of youthful rebellion. Over the years, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off became a cultural phenomenon, with many frequently quoting the film’s famous lines in everyday dialogue. A National Film Registry inductee, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off placed 54th on Bravo’s list of the funniest movies and 10th on Entertainment Weekly’s list of the best high school movies.
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