The biggest teen movie hits of the 80s
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin
Revenue: $40.4 million
Back to the Future (1985)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover
Revenue: $381 million
Risky Business (1983)
Director: Paul Brickman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay, Joe Pantoliano and Bronson Pinchot
Revenue: $6.2 million
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan and Anthony Rapp
Revenue: $34.3 million
Gremlins (1984)
Director: Joe Dante
Cast: Phoebe Cates and Zach Galligan
Revenue: $153 million
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Emilio Estévez and Anthony Michael Hall
Revenue: $51.5 million
Heathers (1988)
Director: Michael Lehman
Cast: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty and Kim Walker
Revenue: $1.1 million
Can't Buy Me Love (1987)
Director: Steve Rash
Cast: Amanda Peterson, Patrick Dempsey and Seth Green
Revenue: $31.6 million
Karate Kid (1984)
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, William Zabka and Elisabeth Shue
Revenue: $90.8 million
Stand By Me (1986)
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, Jerry O'Connell and Kiefer Sutherland
Revenue: $52.5 million
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Director: Emile Ardolino
Cast: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Gray and Cynthia Rhodes
Revenue: $213 million
Real Genius (1985)
Director: Martha Coolidge
Cast: Val Kilmer and Gabriel Jarret
Revenue: $ 12.9 million
Footloose (1984)
Director: Herbert Rose
Cast: Kevin Bacon, John Lithgow, Lori Singer and Sarah Jessica Parker
Revenue: $ 80 million
The Goonies (1985)
Director: Richard Donner
Cast: Josh Brolin, Sean Astin and Corey Feldman
Revenue: $61.5 million
Weird Science (1985)
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Kelly LeBrock, Robert Downey Jr, Anthony Michael Hall and Bill Paxton
Revenue: $38.9 million
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Director: Amy Heckerling
Cast: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Phoebe Cates
Revenue: $27 million
Labyrinth (1984)
Director: Jim Henson
Cast: David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly
Revenue: $12.9 million
Mannequin (1988)
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Cast: Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Esther Getty and James Spader
Revenue: $42.7 million
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Director: John Hughes
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Gray, Mia Sara and Charlie Sheen
Revenue: $70 million
License to Drive (1988)
Director: Greg Beeman
Cast: Corey Haim, Corey Feldman and Heather Graham
Revenue: $22 million
Porky's (1981)
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Kim Cattrall, Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier and Wyatt Knight
Revenue: $111 million
The Outsiders (1983)
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, Leif Garret and Diane Lane
Revenue: $ 25.7 million
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Director: Jeff Kanew
Cast: Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards and John Goodman
Revenue: $4 million
Teen Wolf (1985)
Director: Rod Daniel
Cast: Michael J. Fox and Susan Ursiti
Revenue: $33 million
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