Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone charmed audiences around the world in La La Land, a 2016 musical movie with an old-school Hollywood vibe. While doing their best to avoid getting caught for skipping, the three embark on an adventurous fun-filled day that will inspire your own no-limits joie de vivre. Matthew Broderick plays the title role, a teen who ditches school and convinces his girlfriend and best friend to do the same. That's exactly what the main character does in 1986's Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Sometimes you just feel like bailing on your responsibilities and enjoying life to the fullest. When Simple Minds' 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' begins playing at the end of the movie, you'll be pumping your first right along with the fading character onscreen. While they hold different roles within their student body - 'a brain, and an athlete, and a basket case, a princess, and a criminal'-over the course of the day, they discover they have more in common than they could have ever realized.
The group plays high school students who are all serving Saturday detention under the supervision of the assistant principal ( Paul Gleason). Universal Pictures The Breakfast Club (1985)Īnother film with a stellar ensemble cast, John Hughes' 1985 hit The Breakfast Club features memorable performances from Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy.
