'Go' was a stylish comedy-thriller which followed a trio of interrelated plots. The 1999 film was directed by Doug Liman, who had made his mark helming 'Swingers' and later became associated with the 'Bourne' franchise.
When one thinks of ‘Say Anything...,’ John Cusak, holding a boom box above his head and serenading Ione Skye with the Peter Gabriel song ’In Your Eyes' likely comes to mind.
But beyond that iconic scene, Cameron Crowe’s directorial debut is perhaps one of the most well-crafted and nuanced teen romantic comedies of all time.
The 1994 comedy ‘Clerks’ was quite a revelation. Made by then-unknown director Kevin Smith for just $27,000, the raunchy indie was able to achieve moderate box office success and quickly became a cult classic.
Then: Alexa Vega came into prominence in 2001 by starring as pint-sized super sleuth Carmen Cortez in 'Spy Kids,' a role she reprised in 'Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams' and 'Spy Kids 3-D Game Over.' Twelve at the time, Vega was already an experienced actress, having played lesser parts in movies such as 'Little Giants' and 'Twister.'
In the first ‘Free Willy,’ Jesse, a 12-year-old straight from the school of hard knocks, befriends an orca named Willy and eventually helps to “free” him from a water park.
In John Singleton’s 1995 film ‘Higher Learning,’ a group of students attend the fictional Columbus University. The diverse, good-looking cast may have looked like they came straight out of a college brochure photo, but the situation on campus turns out to be a lot less idyllic than that.
The 1998 comedy 'Heathers' was a pretty unique film. A wicked satire, it managed to successfully lampoon the sensitive topic of teen suicide, among other highly politically incorrect plot lines.
In 'The Monster Squad,' a gang of monster movie-obsessed adolescents end up waging an epic battle against the ghouls they idolized after they learn that Dracula, Frankenstein, et al. are real.
Audiences got their first taste of the 'Friday the 13th' franchise, which is now 12 films strong, when the original horror flick hit theaters in 1980.
The tale of gruesome happenings at Camp Crystal Lake didn't do much for critics, but audiences ate up its grindhouse-style gore.
Horror master Wes Craven's slasher film 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' was a huge success with both audiences and critics in 1984. In fact, it was such a hit that it spawned multiple sequels, remakes and various television incarnations.