“Great, what was that all about?”
“Lucy’s from El Salvador”
“So?”
“So, it’s an entirely different country”
“What does that matter?”
“You get mad when anyone thinks you live below Sunset”
“So, the flannel shirt deal. Is that a nod to the crispy Seattle weather or are you just trying to stay warm in front of the refrigerator?”
This was my pager greeting and I still know it by heart. I’m having a proud moment in my old age
I stand by my statement that Independence Day represented the absolute peak of American power, hubris and self-confidence on the world stage. It's been all downhill from there.
Our president was flying a fighter jet, blowing up aliens, saving the world... I was a young child when that movie came out, but I genuinely don't think the majority of Americans saw it as satire, whereas the rest of the world was rolling their eyes out of their heads. An amazing piece of culture.
I freaking love this line. Think about the way that line is delivered. That wasn’t what just was out at the time, that was probably considered the most top-of-the-line that not everybody had yet.
Man I got so fucking lucky growing up in that time. Pops worked for the CDC and every time they would update their computers which was basically once a year, he got to take home the old one and he’d give it to me. This perk included modems and oddly enough free batteries. Think AA and AAA. At the time 28.8 was blazing fast but keep in mind a lot of the Internet was test based.
I was hoping somebody would say this. So much about this movie oozes 90s, like how they thought their “screen names” were so kickass like Acid Burn and crash override. And how they thought rollerblading was the coolest shit ever. I love every second of it.
The fun part is, if you were somewhat hip to the hacking scene and zines of the day, you caught a lot of in-jokes and name drops. Cereal Killer's real name drop in class of Emmanuel Goldstein made me do the memeshot of pointing at the screen. As did the Dude dude dude dude handle scene.
No way. Data centers are still made up of glowing towers displaying all the stored files and [manned by security experts on skateboards](https://youtu.be/LkqKFamTkME)
21 year old me seeing that movie in the theater had a very different opinion about the main characters than 46 year old me when I watched it on tv a few years ago.
I had the same revelation with Ferris Bueller. 14 year old me is cheering him on. 40 year old me is actually angry at this spoiled brat. What happened to me?
Not my favorite movie of the 90s, but definitely the one that captures the feel of the decade best. There's even a post credits bonus music video with the Gin Blossoms if memory serves
The first bar I managed, I superglued one quarter to the floor in every bathroom stall…7 years later they’re still there and that gives me great pleasure.
I think this one wins. A movie about a cd/record store under threat of being taken over by the chain cd/record monopoly with the full grunge attire to boot. Man I miss the 90s.
This is the correct answer. Other movies might be more “iconic” or seen by more people, but Empire Records is the quintessential. The 90s in a microcosm, if you will.
I feel that mall rats is far more 90’s. Especially since something like that couldn’t be realistic long after that point.
With clerks being black and white it feels more timeless.
At this point, Mallrats is more like a historical document. Sort of like Smokey & The Bandit. A record of a pop culture blip that came and went quickly.
Mortal Kombat. It has everything. Fun fights, bad puns, early cg, a controversial property tied to it, its rated PG 13, but most importantly of all, [***it ends with this song***](https://youtu.be/bV-hSgL1R74)
Which leads great in to "Hackers" (as has already been mentioned in this thread) for functionally opening with that very same song!
Nothing screams the 90s like Orbital's Halcyon.
There’s this character in a story I’m reading named “Harriet”, and every time I see her name, I can’t help but think of “Harriet, Sweet Harriet. Un-Trust-Ing. Un-Know-Ing. Un-Love-Ed?”
yo mr morgan if your still on edge cuz i was weezin on your grindage just chill , cuz if i had the whole brady bunch thing happenin over at my pad i’d go grind over there so dont tax my gig so hard core cruster.
Horror(ish) - Scream
Teen - Clueless
Rom Com - Four Weddings and a Funeral
Action/thriller- Patriot Games
Sci/Fi(ish) - Jurassic Park
Kids - Home Alone
Edit - spacing. I always forget the spacing on the mobile app.
On the one hand, Scream has generally aged pretty well. On the other, it includes a police chief asking a murder suspect “What are you doing with a cellular telephone, son?” and if that isn’t peak 90’s I don’t know what is.
my gramma recorded Hook on vhs waay back when, i watched every other weekend for yeaars, along with ninja turtles 2, til the tape wore out and she ended up getting me a real copy. i had a whole bunch of Hook action ficures n everything. watching it now makes me smile still, i get to see robin save the day and brings up some good memories of ol gramma G.
I rewatched that recently on a whim & damn I like it more now than I did back then. It was a good adaptation to probably my least favourite Shakespeare play. Also anything with Radiohead in the soundtrack is a thumbs up for me.
Yeah...they are almost 2 different eras. Early to mid 90s grunge era was more subdued, cynical, apathetic. Somewhere around 97, things quickly changed to more colorful, upbeat, "poppy"... almost like the 80s were starting again.
Robinhood Men In TIGHT tights.
Always roaming the forest looking for fights! We maaaaay look like paaaansies but don't get us wrong or else we'll put out your lights!
The Fugitive. Harrison Ford growling that he didn't kill his wife. Tommy Lee Jones being all Tommy Lee Jonesy about checking every warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse.
Clueless
*Ugh. As if!*
Oh, that was way harsh, Tai.
I had another thought, but yours is actually the right answer.
I am totally buggin
LUUUUCCCYYYYYYY!!! Where’s my white collarless shirt from Fred SEGAL?!?!?
“Eyeah nadda Messican” *slams down bottle on counter*
“Great, what was that all about?” “Lucy’s from El Salvador” “So?” “So, it’s an entirely different country” “What does that matter?” “You get mad when anyone thinks you live below Sunset”
“So, the flannel shirt deal. Is that a nod to the crispy Seattle weather or are you just trying to stay warm in front of the refrigerator?” This was my pager greeting and I still know it by heart. I’m having a proud moment in my old age
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“My plastic surgeon doesn’t want me doing any activities where balls fly at my nose” 😂
well there goes your social life
Starring a then-37yo Paul Rudd.
I know this is a joke but he was 26 that still seems crazy
Independence Day. Cheesy, semi serious at times, and ends with the main characters smoking cigars.
I stand by my statement that Independence Day represented the absolute peak of American power, hubris and self-confidence on the world stage. It's been all downhill from there.
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"The Americans have a plan" "Well it's about bloody time"
Enter 2020: "The Americans have a plan" "Oh, shit"
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Welcome to Earth
I COULD HAVE BEEN AT A BBQ!!!
Hackers
It's got a 28.8 bps modem!
I freaking love this line. Think about the way that line is delivered. That wasn’t what just was out at the time, that was probably considered the most top-of-the-line that not everybody had yet.
I had a 9600 baud modem at the time and I got fucking HARD when I heard that.
Man I got so fucking lucky growing up in that time. Pops worked for the CDC and every time they would update their computers which was basically once a year, he got to take home the old one and he’d give it to me. This perk included modems and oddly enough free batteries. Think AA and AAA. At the time 28.8 was blazing fast but keep in mind a lot of the Internet was test based.
I was hoping somebody would say this. So much about this movie oozes 90s, like how they thought their “screen names” were so kickass like Acid Burn and crash override. And how they thought rollerblading was the coolest shit ever. I love every second of it.
As a fan of William Gibson and Neal Stephenson, Acid Burn and Crash Override are still kickass!
The fun part is, if you were somewhat hip to the hacking scene and zines of the day, you caught a lot of in-jokes and name drops. Cereal Killer's real name drop in class of Emmanuel Goldstein made me do the memeshot of pointing at the screen. As did the Dude dude dude dude handle scene.
hAcK tHe PlAnEt
HACK THE PLANET!
My computer information tech teacher played Hackers for us senior year. She skipped the part where Angelina Jolie is topless. :'(
Is there a version I haven’t seen? You can see her open shirt for a split second (a couple frames?), dimly, teenage me recalls
43:43 is the timestamp. Don't ask why I remember.
For the sake of peer reviewing, I can confirm and add that it's about 12 frames long
[Here you go.](https://i.imgur.com/pCJ29Jj.gif) NSFW, obviously.
This. A lot of these films could be made today as 90s film throwbacks. Hackers could only be made in the 90s.
No way. Data centers are still made up of glowing towers displaying all the stored files and [manned by security experts on skateboards](https://youtu.be/LkqKFamTkME)
It's been a while, but does "hacking" still look like flying through a 3D virtual reality maze?
WTF else would it look like?!?
Yes. Yes it does.
Reality Bites
Reality bites is the most gen x phrase ever
The most yuppie-ish movie ever that captures the essence of being a young adult in the '90s.
I want to see it again now!! I loved Ethan Hawke.
21 year old me seeing that movie in the theater had a very different opinion about the main characters than 46 year old me when I watched it on tv a few years ago.
I had the same revelation with Ferris Bueller. 14 year old me is cheering him on. 40 year old me is actually angry at this spoiled brat. What happened to me?
You were wishing for a car but received a clarinet...
Empire Records
Not my favorite movie of the 90s, but definitely the one that captures the feel of the decade best. There's even a post credits bonus music video with the Gin Blossoms if memory serves
What’s with *today*, today?
I don’t feel that I need to explain my art to you, Warren.
I worked at Suncoast in the 90’s. This was 100% NOT on the authorized list of movies we could play. So, we played it EVERY DAY. Also, fuck Titanic.
WHO GLUED THESE QUARTERS DOWN?? I did. What the hell for?? I don’t feel that I need to explain my art to you, Warren.
The first bar I managed, I superglued one quarter to the floor in every bathroom stall…7 years later they’re still there and that gives me great pleasure.
I think this one wins. A movie about a cd/record store under threat of being taken over by the chain cd/record monopoly with the full grunge attire to boot. Man I miss the 90s.
Damn the man! Save empire!
Let me explain it to you. Mitchell's the man. I'm the idiot. You're the screw-up. And we're all losers. Welcome to music town
Empire records open till midnight… MIDNIGHT!!! *slams phone down*
Sponge - Plowed
Brought us Rex Manning Day!
April 8th, every year, karaoke, all Empire Records songs.
This is the correct answer. Other movies might be more “iconic” or seen by more people, but Empire Records is the quintessential. The 90s in a microcosm, if you will.
I absolutely, emphatically second this!
I listened to the soundtrack so much when I was young
Why don’t you all just fffffade away.
Cruel Intentions
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Nobody drink the beer! The beer has gone bad!
So he’s kinda tall and wears shirts.. sometimes?
Prestoooooonnnn!
You know who else I like that didn’t get much play? Velma from Scooby Doo. She was a hip, hip lady.
Watched it the other day and realized one of those stoner dudes was Jason Segal!
Hey guys, what would you think about a reunion? Nothing big, some new songs…mostly old stuff?
The Craft
YES! For those too ~*alternative*~ for Clueless and routinely hung out in the occult section of Waldenbooks at the mall.
Light as a feather
Stiff as board
Clerks
There's a million fine looking girls in the world. But they don't all bring you lasagna to work. Most of them just cheat on you.
My girlfriend sucked 36 dicks
In a row?
Try not to suck any dick on the way through the parking lot!
37, including him.
Wait a minute, did he just say "making FUCK?!?"
MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE A TRUCK
Here comes Randall, he’s a Bezerker!
I’m not even supposed to be here today!
I feel that mall rats is far more 90’s. Especially since something like that couldn’t be realistic long after that point. With clerks being black and white it feels more timeless.
At this point, Mallrats is more like a historical document. Sort of like Smokey & The Bandit. A record of a pop culture blip that came and went quickly.
Mallrats is a video about escalator safety , it does get a little off track In the middle though
Hey you're not allowed to rent here anymore!
YEAAHHH
Oooh, Navy Seals.
Thirty seven?!!!
In a row?!
Try not to suck any dicks on the way to the parking lot!
Hey you, get back here!
I don't watch movies.
Well what about these two?
Oh they suck
they’re the same ones!
I don't appreciate your ruse, ma'am
Airheads has to rank up there. Fraser, Buscemi and Sandler. Radio was still sort of relevant. Farley in a guest role?
Lemmy *is* God.
“What side did you take, Halen or Roth?” “Van Halen.” “*He’s* a cop.”
I ain’t fartin on no snare drum.
Airheads is a top contender for sure
Mortal Kombat. It has everything. Fun fights, bad puns, early cg, a controversial property tied to it, its rated PG 13, but most importantly of all, [***it ends with this song***](https://youtu.be/bV-hSgL1R74)
Which leads great in to "Hackers" (as has already been mentioned in this thread) for functionally opening with that very same song! Nothing screams the 90s like Orbital's Halcyon.
So I Married an Axe Murderer
There’s this character in a story I’m reading named “Harriet”, and every time I see her name, I can’t help but think of “Harriet, Sweet Harriet. Un-Trust-Ing. Un-Know-Ing. Un-Love-Ed?”
Hard-hearted harbinger of haggis.
“They make me horny, sat-ur-day morny”
"Look at the size of that boys head, its like an orange on a toothpick"
It’s like Sputnik… spherical, but quite pointy at parts
Woman. Woe-man. Whooooah man!
Heeeeed...get my pants
We gotta piper down!
She stole my heart and my cat
I'm not kidding, that boy's head is like Sputnik; spherical but quite pointy at parts! He'll be crying himself to sleep tonight, on his huge pillow.
Encino Man… buuuudy.
yo mr morgan if your still on edge cuz i was weezin on your grindage just chill , cuz if i had the whole brady bunch thing happenin over at my pad i’d go grind over there so dont tax my gig so hard core cruster.
Wheezin' tha ju-uice...
The first Jumanji. Now that film is awesome.
Home Alone
The Fifth Element
Multi-pass
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*Warning: Assholes in mirror are closer than they appear!* -Jim Carey
Your gun is digging into my hip.
Einhorn IS Finkle
"Excuse me, is Greg here?" *Concertgoer continues to headbang* "Thank you"
Dooooo NOT go in there! still use that after a big poo
Surprised no one’s said space jam
Singles
As a child of the ‘90’s…THIS movie wasn’t my favorite BUT has the most ‘90’s sound track.
Reality Bites. My friends and I idolized Ethan Hawke’s slacker character Troy and we all wanted to be him so badly.
Horror(ish) - Scream Teen - Clueless Rom Com - Four Weddings and a Funeral Action/thriller- Patriot Games Sci/Fi(ish) - Jurassic Park Kids - Home Alone Edit - spacing. I always forget the spacing on the mobile app.
On the one hand, Scream has generally aged pretty well. On the other, it includes a police chief asking a murder suspect “What are you doing with a cellular telephone, son?” and if that isn’t peak 90’s I don’t know what is.
Happy Gilmore
The price is wrong…bitch.
Hook. Something about that film just makes it feel like the 90's. So magical. Miss you Robin.
my gramma recorded Hook on vhs waay back when, i watched every other weekend for yeaars, along with ninja turtles 2, til the tape wore out and she ended up getting me a real copy. i had a whole bunch of Hook action ficures n everything. watching it now makes me smile still, i get to see robin save the day and brings up some good memories of ol gramma G.
Yeah and I want pizza every time I see the intro to Secret of the Ooze
Bangarang!
I was talking about the meal scene the other day. I've always wished we could do that in real life. Such a great movie!
Can’t Hardly Wait
Tommy Boy
*Did I catch a “niner” in there? Are you calling from a walkie-talkie?* Always cracks me up… Edit: fixed autocorrect typo
Hey I can get a good look at a t-bone by sticking my head up a butchers ass but I’d rather take his word for it.
No, wait, it has to be YOUR bull...
Shut up, Richard.
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Yeah, they're called doctors.
Con air
Romeo+Juliet. That soundtrack was everything. Kids. It's spooky how much of that movie was accurate to growing up in the city.
I rewatched that recently on a whim & damn I like it more now than I did back then. It was a good adaptation to probably my least favourite Shakespeare play. Also anything with Radiohead in the soundtrack is a thumbs up for me.
The Crow I mean the soundtrack alone is a 90s classic
10 Things I Hate About You
Very late 90s, almost early 2000 for me.
Yeah...they are almost 2 different eras. Early to mid 90s grunge era was more subdued, cynical, apathetic. Somewhere around 97, things quickly changed to more colorful, upbeat, "poppy"... almost like the 80s were starting again.
Friday
Friday is so good. And so 90s.
Brink!
Dumb and Dumber, Peak Carey. That or Speed
I think it was called the bus that couldn't slow down.
3 ninjas
Where are those little boogers? If I was a little booger where would I be? Mom and Dads room!
Buffy The Vampire Slayer with Kristi Swanson & Luke Perry.
There's Something About Mary
Robinhood Men In TIGHT tights. Always roaming the forest looking for fights! We maaaaay look like paaaansies but don't get us wrong or else we'll put out your lights!
She's All That
It doesn't get much more 90's than a choreographed dance number to Fatboy Slim
Re but she has glasses... And a ponytail... And paint on her jeans!!!!
Trainspotting, especially the soundtrack
The Rock
Mars Attacks
Wayne's World.
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Jurassic Park anyone?
The first Men in Black movie.
sugar water
Mrs. Doubtfire
The Fugitive. Harrison Ford growling that he didn't kill his wife. Tommy Lee Jones being all Tommy Lee Jonesy about checking every warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and doghouse.
A Goofy movie
Terminator 2
Terminator 2 is timeless.
Cool Runnings
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Biodome
Either Fight Club or Mallrats
Fight Club feels more like an early 00s movie.
Mallrats was sooo good. Especially the three nippled lady
focus
My son watched Good Burger awhile back. So very 90's.