Best Teen Comedy movies of 1980s

Actors : Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover,
Directors : Robert Zemeckis,

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.

Actors : John Heard, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Penny Marshall,

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.

Actors : Josh Charles, Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard,
Directors : Peter Weir,

English teacher John Keating inspires his students to look at poetry with a different perspective of authentic knowledge and feelings.

Actors : Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Scott Schwartz,
Directors : Bob Clark,

In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.

Actors : John Cusack, John Mahoney, Ione Skye, Lili Taylor,
Directors : Cameron Crowe,

A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.

Actors : Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen,
Directors : Ron Howard,

The Buckmans are a midwestern family all dealing with their lives: estranged relatives, raising children, pressures of the job, and learning to be a good parent and spouse.

Actors : Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones,
Directors : John Hughes,

A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the Principal thinks of that.

Actors : Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, John Cleese,
Directors : Terry Gilliam,

A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.

Actors : Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez,
Directors : John Hughes,

Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.

Actors : Lisanne Falk, Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty,
Directors : Michael Lehmann,

In order to get out of the snobby clique that is destroying her good-girl reputation, an intelligent teen teams up with a dark sociopath in a plot to kill the cool kids.

Actors : Judge Reinhold, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Robert Romanus,
Directors : Amy Heckerling,

A group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll.

Actors : Rebecca De Mornay, Tom Cruise, Richard Masur, Joe Pantoliano,
Directors : Paul Brickman,

A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.

Actors : John Candy, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Ron Howard,

A young man is reunited with a mermaid who saves him from drowning as a boy and falls in love not knowing who/what she is.

Actors : Harry Dean Stanton, Molly Ringwald, Annie Potts, Jon Cryer,
Directors : Howard Deutch,

A poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy.

Actors : Bill Murray, Ted Knight, Rodney Dangerfield, Chevy Chase,
Directors : Harold Ramis,

An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.

Actors : Debbie Harry, Divine, Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown,
Directors : John Waters,

A 'pleasantly plump' teenager teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.

Actors : Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Nicolas Cage, Kathleen Turner,
Directors : Francis Ford Coppola,

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

Actors : Terry Camilleri, George Carlin, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter,
Directors : Stephen Herek,

Two seemingly dumb teens set off on a quest to prepare the ultimate historical presentation with the help of a time machine.

Actors : John Cusack, Anthony Edwards, Daphne Zuniga, Boyd Gaines,
Directors : Rob Reiner,

A college student plans a cross-country trip to get laid, but ends up traveling with a young woman. They hate each other, so naturally...

Actors : George 'Red' Schwartz, Leib Lensky, Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith,
Directors : Jonathan Demme,

A free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.