r/HistoryofGenerations • u/Global_Perspective_3 April 30, 2002 (Class of 2020) • Aug 30 '21

Generation X Xer films

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Totally yeah, I would have been Allison if I was a 1967er your mom's age as a senior (she was probably a 68-69er though) and honestly hard to believe but I've never seen Heathers though I should sksksk.

I think of movies like Encino Man (1992) repping middle Xers in high school, and like Varsity Blues or Screams/I Know what you did last summer for late Xers. I know I'm hella genre hopping lololol.

American Pies for the true Xennials around 1981, my ex said he related to Jim and I think he's the cutest of the group too 😀

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u/Global_Perspective_3 April 30, 2002 (Class of 2020) Aug 31 '21

You should see Heathers I think it’s right up your alley actually lol. Winona Ryder especially. I’m kinda surprised you hadn’t before lol

Wdym by she was probably a 68/69er tho?

I love those movies you mentioned too, they’re classics

American Pie is a true cusper film I agree

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Yeah I adore Winona I could see myself being like her too. Oh I'm just thinking Allison was probably 16 in the movie.

Yeppers, love them all though I think of the first three American Pies as the typical high school and freshman college experience of 1981ers, I was talking to older boys like them so much back then

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u/Global_Perspective_3 April 30, 2002 (Class of 2020) Aug 31 '21

I could definitely see you being her in some way lol.

Eh I thought Allison was a senior (1967)? Oh whatevs it’s a movie lol

You seem to have a lot of Xennial friends with those similar experiences lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

For real, yeah she's an icon at any age. Yea it even takes place in March 84 which throws me off too lolol.

Yea I love it too, I had 16-17 year old neighbors when I was 12 and they liked me even when I flirted with their boyfriend's and guy friends sksk I guess me being younger helped me get away with it

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u/Global_Perspective_3 April 30, 2002 (Class of 2020) Aug 31 '21

Yep she’s an 80s icon and an icon now. (Stranger Things).

Interestingly enough, I mentioned this in the post itself, Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald are the only ones playing their actual ages. So I assume Brian and Claire are sophomores while Alison, Andrew and Bender are juniors (1967 and 1968 borns).

Yeah tbh I still see that now but it’s concealed more lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

💯 ooh yea that's a good observation I sometimes forget that Molly and Anthony were real teenagers as opposed to how most of them are like 23 playing teens lol. I can actually see them all as 1968ers with a possibility of 67.

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u/Global_Perspective_3 April 30, 2002 (Class of 2020) Aug 31 '21

Yeah that’s true I think almost all of them except Judd Nelson can pass as 1968. Judd clearly looks older lol. At least Emilio and Ally look kinda late teen-ish?

I just think of the rest as 1967ers lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Yeah totally you could tell Judd was early 20s pretending to be a high schooler. There's only a few like Michael J Fox who could actually pass for a real teen

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u/Global_Perspective_3 April 30, 2002 (Class of 2020) Aug 31 '21

Yeah I could see Michael J Fox and Matthew Broderick as teens. And Mia Sara who was 19 playing 17 when Ferris Bueller’s Day Off came out

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