I’m a sucker for a marching band and Heath Ledger’s face. As a true child of the late 90s and early 2000s, I think the best public declaration of love is none other than Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger) crooning “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” to Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles) in 10 Things I Hate About You. Seen in: 10 Things I Hate About You, Easy A, Never Been Kissed, Pretty in Pink, Say Anything, and Some Kind of Wonderfulīest: Essentially the “promposal” of the 1980s, the over-the-top affirmation of love is as prevalent in high school movies as contestants being on The Bachelorette for not the “right reasons.” Though John Cusack holding the boombox in Say Anything is the posterchild for this category, both the Peter Gabriel song choice and stalking Diane Court’s house raise red flags. ![]() High School movies are one of my favorite movie genres, but have you noticed how they repeat the same clichés? Here are the five clichés that appear in everything from a John Hughes film to recent releases on Netflix.
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