The life lessons we learnt from teen movies...
It's fair to say that our favourite teen movies taught us a few sage life lessons. Here's a few of them from our favourite flicks...
Rex FeaturesMean Girls
That Coach Carr’s sex education classes are tantamount to scare mongering: “If you have sex, you will get pregnant and die”..
That, despite, whatever the popular girl told you about your outfit, that skirt you're wearing is the ugliest effing skirt she's ever seen.
Mathletes also make super-good rappers (see: Kevin G).
Swedish protein bars should not be used as a weight loss aid.
Rex FeaturesNever Been Kissed
It’s okay to invite the object of your affections for a (first) smooch via an article in your local newspaper.
All white outfits complete with a white feather boa are, in fact, awesome.
It's okay to return to school some ten years after the fact and pretend to be a student – oh, and hit on your teacher.
Rex FeaturesShe's All That
If you let Freddie Prinze Jr and Anna Paquin give you a makeover, you can become prom queen and get Paul Walker/Freddie Prinze Jr to date you.
Any occasion is simply not complete without an ensemble dance choreographed by Usher.
Burrito hats exist.
Despite his shortcomings as a person, Brock Hudson really knew how to dance.
Rex Features10 Things I Hate About You
English teachers rapping Shakespeare's sonnets is by far the most effective way of teaching them.
Posing as a language teacher, when you definitely have no knowledge of the subject, will eventually get you the girl.
The only way to invite your school chums to a party is to throw the invitations down a massive flight of stairs.
Rex Features10 Things I Hate About You
And the only way to really let loose at said party is to jump on a table and throw some serious shapes to Biggy's Hypnotize.
Only overblown gestures requiring a 30-piece marching band are the way to declare one’s feelings.
Kissing is not what keeps Mr Stratford up to his eyeballs in placenta all day long. It's just not.
For any formal events, as proved by Bianca, a tutu and a crop top is an excellent and oddly chic choice.
Paintballing with balloons of paint is far preferable to the kind of paintballing we've ever done.
Rex FeaturesSave The Last Dance
Your prepared piece for your audition to ballet school will be immediately more badass if you inject some hip hop into it.
Fact.Anything from the Gap is "country" and you’ll look "country" in it.*Yep, we've got no idea what that means either.
Rex FeaturesCruel Intentions
Ryan Phillippe was at one time the sexiest thing on the planet/used to be an actor.
Being a teenage libertine in New York in the late 90s and wearing a lot of shiny fabric was clearly awesome.
Rex FeaturesCruel Intentions
Joshua Jackson can totally do the peroxide blonde hair thing. Very Chumbawamba (aka very cool).
Having a sixth sense about which escalator you're beloved is travelling up at Penn Station is one of the most romantic attributes a man can have.
Copies of an illicit diary once kept by the deceased and The Verve's Bittersweet Symphony are a potent mix at a funeral.
You can apparently change a bad boy's ways. Riiiiight.
Rex FeaturesThe Breakfast Club
- Detention can actually be really awesome and change your life. Who knew?
Rex FeaturesRisky Business
A white shirt, boxers, socks and wayfarers is the quickest and easiest fancy dress costume for a man, ever.
Once upon a time, Tom Cruise was awesome.
Rex FeaturesClueless
Everywhere in LA takes 20 minutes.
It's a dress - according to Calvin Klein.
Hamlet is best quoted through the Mel Gibson adaptation.
Rex FeaturesClueless
Alaïa is a totally important designer.
Calling someone a virgin who can’t drive is indeed, way harsh.
Going on the motorway whilst you're still learning is inadvisable and will likely lead to a flock of bikers and an elderly couple, giving you abuse.
Rex FeaturesI Know What You Did Last Summer
A leading man can be called Barry.
Sou’wester coats are pretty scary.
Rex FeaturesFootloose
Banning dancing is a really silly idea. Like, really silly.
No fun laws could ever deter light of foot renegades like Kevin Bacon.
Rex FeaturesAmerican Pie
Never press "reply all" when you're sending a web cam link from your bedroom.
Intimate moments with baked goods are inadvisable.
In fact, just do the opposite of what hapless hero Jim does and life should be pretty plain sailing for you.
Rex FeaturesGrease
Don't go changing to please your new boyfriend. He likes you just the way you are (although spray on leather pants don't hurt).
Perms can be sexy.
As can John Travolta.
Oh, and don't bite the weenie.
Rex FeaturesLegally Blonde
If you just apply yourself enough, you can actually get into Harvard Law.
The bend and snap.
Don’t underestimate the importance of knowing how a perm is done.
