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  1. On This Day August 14 1987 – Cant Buy Me Love Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 14 1987 – Cant Buy Me Love Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 14 1987, Cant Buy Me Love premiered in theaters. The teen romantic comedy starred Patrick Dempsey as Ronald Miller, a high school outcast who pays popular cheerleader Cindy Mancini, played by Amanda Peterson, to pretend to date him for a month in hopes of gaining social...
  2. On This Day August 9 1985 – My Science Project Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 9 1985 – My Science Project Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 9 1985, My Science Project premiered in theaters. This teen sci fi comedy followed in the footsteps of other 80s genre mashups, mixing high school antics with science fiction mayhem. Directed by Jonathan R Betuel, the film delivered a time bending adventure driven by teenage...
  3. On This Day August 2 1985 – Weird Science Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 2 1985 – Weird Science Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 2 1985, Weird Science premiered in theaters and delivered a bold mix of science fiction and teenage comedy. Directed by John Hughes, the film told the story of two socially awkward teens who use their computer to create the perfect woman. What follows is a chaotic string of...
  4. On This Day July 29 1983 – Private School Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 29 1983 – Private School Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 29 1983, Private School premiered in theaters offering a cheeky take on teenage romance and high school antics. Starring Phoebe Cates and Matthew Modine, the film delivered a familiar mix of mischievous pranks, coming of age tension, and steamy situations set within the halls of...
  5. On This Day July 23 1982 – Zapped Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 23 1982 – Zapped Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 23 1982, Zapped premiered in theaters, delivering a wild teen comedy that mixed science fiction with high school hijinks. Starring Scott Baio and Willie Aames, the film followed a nerdy student who accidentally gains telekinetic powers after a lab experiment goes wrong, leading...
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  6. On This Day July 18, 1987 – The New Adventures of Beans Baxter Premiered on FOX

    On This Day July 18, 1987 – The New Adventures of Beans Baxter Premiered on FOX

    On this day July 18, 1987, The New Adventures of Beans Baxter premiered on FOX and brought a fast paced mix of teen comedy, spy action, and cartoon like energy to the brand new network. Created by Savage Steve Holland, the same mind behind Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer, the show followed...
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  7. On This Day: July 6, 1988 - License to Drive Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 6, 1988 - License to Drive Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 6, 1988, License to Drive premiered in theaters and delivered a wild teen comedy led by Corey Haim and Corey Feldman at the peak of their popularity. Directed by Greg Meeman in his film directing debut, the movie followed Les Anderson, a high school student who fails his driving...
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