Every John Hughes Teen Film Ranked Worst To Best

6. Weird Science

As the title suggests, Weird Science is very... well, weird. The film follows two losers who decide to create their dream girl, using a toy doll and a computer among other things. The plot is juvenile wish-fulfilment and the direction, writing and overall quality is not to the standard of Hughes' other work, but it has its moments.

If the sci-fi element is taken out, Weird Science does fairly well as a teen film. Parties and angst place it firmly within the genre. The problem is that the sci-fi element IS there, and it's executed in a shamelessly cheesy fashion that only the 80s could come out with.

Undeniably there are a few laughs to be had, and the leads in Anthony Michael Hall and Ilan Mitchell-Smith make for realistic high school nerds. These two factors are just about enough to stop the film falling on its face, but ultimately, Weird Science takes itself too lightly. Even for 80s standards, it is unabashedly lurid and unconventional, and the result is a mixed bag.

It is by far Hughes' worst teen film.