I love this movie so much

The Worst Film Ever

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

John candy was in this movie but he is not on the cast list. Please fix this.

What I really dislike about a lot of these movies is that the parents are always portrayed as zombiefied dolts. UNTIL, they prove they are more aware of their children as they realize. The Paul Dooley character in "16 Candles" comes to mind.The other are these really tiresome archetypes of high school. The geek and the rich bitch. I grew up around these times and I was unaware that there these polarizing groups. No one really cared about class, as much as they cared about just getting tail. And the rich girls at our school didn't care. They went for the rebels (which I guess is what it came down to in "Breakfast Club."). I just never seem to see what these Hughes-like characters are. Just one dimensional buffoons. Frank Whaley, in typical nebbish way, is passable as a Duckie character. He seems to aware that he's playing the town joke. That he should be a salesman due to his ability to lie (unconvincingly, mind you). Just one ridiculous lie after another that fits well with television, but seems weird on the big screen. Anyway...One music vid after another. Best one, as others have mentioned, is Jennifer Connelly on roller skates. Then her riding the mechanical horse. You extract these scenes and play in loop for an hour an a half, and it would rate a 10 star movie.

I first saw this film in 1993 when I was 13 years old, but recently saw it again for the first time in 20 years. I was actually removed from a Target store after putting on a pair of skates and skating around the store. No, it wasn't recently.The film itself is yet another awesome movie from John Hughes. The story flows well, and it's written well enough that you're not exactly sure what's going to happen.From the aspect of comedy, this film is hilarious, unless you lack a sense of humor. And if you don't have a sense of humor, Jennifer Connelly spends the majority of the movie in spandex and a very tight tanks top.

A sweetly charming and rather simple-minded teen movie penned by John Hughes and starring an unforgettably ravishing Jennifer Connelly. Too bad the rest of the film isn't as memorable as the talented Connelly. "Career Opportunities" isn't really a bad film, but just doesn't set itself apart from the crowd with few too little jokes and amusing interactions/situations. The story's structure is quite slight (too so) with the witty script going beyond the comedy at times to delve within serious/complex inner characteristics. Although nothing too detailed, there's some food for thought in its absorbing character driven set-up. However it's the lively performances that do the job. A buoyant Frank Whaley effectively creates a character who lives in his own comfortable world (getting fired from one job after another) and makes a perfect combination with Connelly (who's looking to rebel against her wealthy father's influence). Dermot Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney are comically fun, but are rather secondary. John M. Jackson and Noble Willingham are productively good in their snappy father roles. John Candy gets an enjoyable little cameo too. Director Bryan Gordon's controlled style is peculiarly brash, but doesn't have a whole lot to work from. He brings a colourful soundtrack to give the atmosphere its playful air, which the retail company Target gets a fair plug. Just make sure you get that product in shot… and why not test it out too. Likable, but indistinguishable (well definitely not Connelly!).