You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried - Susannah Gora

You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried

By Susannah Gora

  • Release Date: 2010-02-09
  • Genre: Film
Score: 4
4
From 29 Ratings

Description

You can quote lines from Sixteen Candles (“Last night at the dancemy little brother paid a buck to see your underwear”), your iPod playlist includes more than one song by the Psychedelic Furs and Simple Minds, you watch The Breakfast Club every time it comes on cable, and you still wish that Andie had ended up with Duckie in Pretty in Pink. You’re a bonafide Brat Pack devotee—and you’re not alone.

The films of the Brat Pack—from Sixteen Candles to Say Anything—are some of the most watched, bestselling DVDs of all time. The landscape that the Brat Packmemorialized—where outcasts and prom queens fall in love, preppies and burn-outs become buds, and frosted lip gloss, skinny ties, and exuberant optimism made us feel invincible—is rich with cultural themes and significance, and has influenced an entire generation who still believe that life always turns out the way it is supposed to.

You Couldn’t Ignore Me If You Tried
takes us back to that era, interviewing key players, such as Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, and John Cusack, and mines all the material from the movies to the music to the way the films were made to show how they helped shape our visions for romance, friendship, society, and success.

Reviews

  • Really captures the essence of John Hughes

    5
    By MooshLA
    I grew up in Northbrook, Illinois (aka Shermerville) and have always kept my memories around the set of Ferris, Home Alone and Sixteen Candles near and dear to my heart. I was quite pleased with the book on all levels as it brought me back to my HS years. Susannah Gora truly captured the essence of the influence of John Hughes' films in the 80's and 90's. I can't recall the last time I read a book that kept me intrigued and interested page after page to the point I couldn't put my iPad down. John Hughes is an icon that will not doubt be missed and this book is a wonderful testament to his outstanding achievements in both cinema and society overall. Well done.
  • Too Expensive!

    5
    By Damien Slotnick
    If it were cheaper I would definitely buy it, like maybe 4.99. But 11.99? I could buy an album for that price!

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