Because there's no better way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon…

1. St. Elmo's Fire
Date: 1985
Starring: Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Andrew McCarthy (whatever happened to him?), Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andie MacDowell
Reason to watch it: Rob Lowe. You don't need another reason.
St. Elmo's Fire could also be called a darker, more twisted version of Friends - without the canned laughter. A group of pals sleep with each other, whine to each other, screw each other over and try to help each other make sense of adult life at the tender ages of 21 and 22.
Wannabe rich boy Emilio has a crush on Andie, the doctor. Rob is a screw-up with a chip on his shoulder from drug deals gone bad. Demi is at her raspy - and slutty - best. Judd and Ally grapple with commitment, and Andrew, who Judd thinks is gay, is in love with Ally but too shy to make a move. Got it? If not, then rent it again. You won't regret it.

2. The Legend of Billie Jean
Date: 1986
Starring: Helen Slater, Christian Slater
Reason to watch it: Teenage outlaws!
A nice, endearing story about two trailer-park siblings who get picked on by the town bully and his dad over - you guessed it - a scooter. Rather than settling the argument rationally, Billie Jean takes matters into her own hands and becomes the new national hero and spokeswoman for teenage injustice. Some may call her the modern-day Joan of Arc.

3. The Breakfast Club
Date: 1985
Starring: Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall
Reason to watch it: To see Molly Ringwald put lipstick on with the help of her cleavage.
There's nothing like a little Judd, Molly, Anthony, Emilio and Ally on a rainy Sunday morning. You've got the rebel, the princess, the dork, the athlete and the loner, and you know as well as I do that some part of you can identify with each of these characters. You can also discuss the politics of Judd's rebellious nature and how he reminds you of some guy who's no good for you but is still on your mind.
Just think about the plot as one big blind date: five people in the same room who think they have nothing in common, getting to know one another regardless of social strata. It's an all-time classic with a pre-Suddenly Susan Judd Nelson. That means he's actually hot in the movie.

4. Say Anything
Date: 1989
Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney

Reason to watch it: John Cusack saying, 'I don't want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed… or buy anything sold or processed… or process anything sold, bought or processed… or repair anything sold, bought or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.'
Lloyd Dobler (Cusack), quintessential man at the age of 19, flustered young 'un in love with Diane (Skye), blends the perfect combo of eccentricity, love and forlornness, and he does it in such a way that you won't feel ashamed for watching a movie about a fumbling high school boy with a crush on a gorgeous girl.
What makes it even more difficult is Diane's father (Mahoney), who lives vicariously through his daughter's academic aspirations. Teen angst at its best. And John is just so damn lovable!

5. Purple Rain
Date: 1984
Starring: Prince, Apollonia
Reason to watch it: For goodness sake - it's Prince back when he was a real man with a real name!
The artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince -yup, we can call him by his given name again - was memorable as a struggling young bi-racial musician fighting his way toward recognition. You'd think his problems would start and end with hatching a music career, but he's also fighting for Apollonia, the beautiful vixen who's tempted by a more successful enemy band (and its lead singer) - even though she pawned her ankle bracelet so Prince could get his coveted guitar!
Prince must also grin and bear an abusive father and shattered mother. But forget about plot - it's the soundtrack that makes the movie.

6. Top Gun
Date: 1986
Starring: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis
Reason to watch it: Tom Cruise, my friend, Tom Cruise.
Of course Tom's name in the movie is Maverick. A guy with that grin deserves a name like that. And grin he does in this movie. He also sulks and acts macho and, well, you know the score with these Cruise movies. But it's a formula that works.
Top Gun is the touching story of a talented pilot who loses his best friend in flight, blames himself and has to struggle to maintain a sense of who he is and whether he can fly again. So he gets together with the older female flying instructor (McGillis), and his self-sufficiency and self-trust are steadily erected, allowing the Maverick, once again, to be his very best.

7. An Officer and a Gentleman
Date 1982
Starring: Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Lou Gossett Jr
Reason to watch it: Richard Gere in his younger days, and a nice wake-up call to how women used to be treated.
Worried that he'll follow in his alcoholic father's footsteps, Navy brat Zack Mayo (Gere) attends officer-candidate school in search of discipline and a fighter pilot's licence. Kind of ironic - he grew up in the Philippines, living above a brothel, and now he wants to spend the next few years of his life with a bunch of men.
Anyway, Mayo runs into a few problems along the way, though, when his drill sergeant (Gossett) becomes an exceptionally difficult disciplinarian, and when he meets Paula (Winger). Paula, according to Mayo, complicates his life by falling in love with him and developing alleged expectations: a husband and fiscal support. But Mayo is wrong. Paula is different (of course). Mayo eventually realises this and does what every girl dreams of - he shows up at her place of work and sweeps her off her feet, while all her friends, family members and co-workers cheer her on. Sure, it could happen.

8. Fatal Attraction
Date: 1987
Starring: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close
Reason to watch it: Just plain ol' dirty business… and the top ten reasons to never become a stalker.
Man (James Deardon - Douglas) is in a happy marriage. Wife goes away for the weekend. Man has sexual romp with blonde bombshell (Close) on the kitchen sink, in the freight elevator and elsewhere. Wife comes back; man ends affair. Bombshell goes psycho-bitch. What to do?
Well, none of Deardon's plans work, including not calling the psycho-bitch, so it's only reasonable when she begins to stalk him and his family by posing as a potential buyer for their apartment, throwing acid on his car, calling in the middle of the night and, finally, becoming pregnant with his lovechild. It just doesn't get any better than that.
The ending? Bombshell dies in a chilling murder scene, and Deardon and his wife attempt to resuscitate what's left of their marriage.

9. Dirty Dancing
Date: 1987
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey
Reason to watch it: Because when you were 16, you wished a hunk like Swayze called you 'baby' just the right way.
This movie is a classic for so many reasons. You get a Peace Corps wannabe called Baby (Grey) - her real name is Frances - spending time at a summer resort with her uber-traditional family, complete with lascivious older sister, loving dad and oblivious mother. To top it off, Baby ain't a baby much longer after meeting Johnny (Swayze), the dance instructor who teaches her a few dirty moves of his own.
These moves take place in the best locations: the dance floor, the local pond and the pouring rain (the bedroom, too). Sure, their union is frowned upon, but Johnny's redeemed when he takes Baby out of the social corner and shows the entire resort what they're made of. And remember: never put Baby in the corner.

10. Risky Business
Date: 1983
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay
Reason to watch it: Tom Cruise dancing in his underwear.
If my parents went out of town and I needed some fast cash to fix their wrecked car (which, of course, I wrecked), I would turn my house into a brothel for the night while showing off my oversized sunglasses. Wouldn't you?
Cruise plays goody two-shoes Joel Goodson (get it - 'good son'?), who's preparing for college and struggling with pursuing his devilish side when his parents take off for the weekend. He doesn't struggle for long once he gets the keys to the Porsche, calls local girl-for-hire Lana (De Mornay) and finally defiles every room in the house (and deflowers himself) with her. Rather than waiting to get paid, Lana takes off with Mrs Goodson's prized egg, while Joel is at the bank getting some of Grandma's moolah. This is followed by a really bad car accident. How delightful!
But it doesn't stop there. Guido, Lana's pimp, soon hears of the torrid two-hour affair and starts a wild goose chase after Joel. Lana opens up 'shop' in the Goodson household, Joel attempts to complete a Princeton interview, and youths rejoice worldwide as the party comes off a success, the parents none the wiser.

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