Some of Mills Honda's fondest memories about the '80s are of the movies we used to love. You probably know your favorites, but some trivia about '80s movies may surprise you.
Q: Who were the five members of the Breakfast Club?
A: John Bender (Judd Nelson), Andrew “Andy” Clark (Emilio Estevez), Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald), Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy) and Brian Johnson (Anthony Michael Hall).
Q: Who was one of the top writers/directors in the 1980s?
A: John Hughes. Not only was he the man behind The Breakfast Club, he also penned Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Weird Science, among many more.
Q: Which actress plays Ferris Bueller’s sister in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?
A: Jennifer Grey played Jeanie Bueller. She also starred in Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze, another iconic '80s film.
Q: Who were the “Brat Pack?"
A: “Brat Pack” is a play on an earlier group of individuals (including Sammy Davis Jr.) who were known as the Rat Pack. The Brat Pack included actors who were in the dominant coming-of-age films of the '80s. These actors include Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson and Rob Lowe, among others.
Q: What is the name of the woman Gary and Wyatt create in Weird Science?
A: Lisa, played by actress Kelly LeBrock.
Q: What Australian comedian/construction worker made it big in the hit movie Crocodile Dundee?
A: Paul Hogan.
Q: What famous actor played slacker character Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
A: Sean Penn.
Q: Think older brother Chet in Weird Science looks familiar?
A: He should. He’s actor Bill Paxton, who recently starred as polygamist Bill Henrickson on the hit HBO series Big Love.
Q: Aside of starring together on Two and a Half Men, what do actors John Cryer and Charlie Sheen have in common?
A: They were both in 1980s John Hughes flicks. John Cryer played lovable best friend Duckie in Pretty in Pink; Sheen had a small role in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, playing a punk Jeanie meets at the police station.
Q: Which famous Star Wars actor also started in 1982’s Blade Runner?
A: Harrison Ford.
Q: Where any sibling sets in '80s movies together?
A: They weren’t exactly starring roles, but John and Joan Cusack had parts in Sixteen Candles starring Molly Ringwald.
Q: Were the Brat Pack the only group of actors in the 80s whose name was influenced by the Rat Pack?
A: Believe it or not, no. In 1987, a journalist named Elissa Van Poznak interviewed several British actors for an article in a magazine called The Face. These actors, including big names like Gary Oldman and Colin Firth, were dubbed “The Brit Pack” and the name stuck for awhile.
Q: Who is Samantha Baker’s love interest in Sixteen Candles?
A: None other than Jake Ryan; though his words were few, he still made his mark as the iconic popular hunk, and his character has even been referenced on Family Guy.
Q: What song is famously associated with The Breakfast Club?
A: “Don’t You Forget About Me” by Simple Minds.
Q: What movie starred Prince and was also the title of one of his famous songs?
A: Purple Rain.
Q: What year did the movie E.T. The Extraterrestrial debut?
A: 1982. Drew Barrymore played the little sister.
Q: What was the name of the cartoon mermaid that stole our hearts in 1989’s The Little Mermaid?
A: Ariel.
Q: What was the title of the last Star Wars film in the original trilogy?
A: 1983’s Return of the Jedi would be the last Star Wars movie made until The Phantom Menace debuted in the late 90s.
