10 Things About 90s Movies Everyone Misses Today
4. Random Serenades
The scene in 10 Things I Hate About You where Patrick sings to Kat is a stone-cold classic and ensured that Frankie Valli will be rolling in royalties until the day he dies.
Heath Ledger belting out Can't Take My Eyes Off You - a song that is not called "I Love You, Baby" and people need to learn that - whilst a marching band plays in the background is the stuff of cinema legend, but it's not the only time something like this happened in 90s movie.
The Wedding Singer, Scream 2, My Best Friend's Wedding.
The iconic John Cusack boombox scene comes from Say Anything..., which came out in 1989. That's basically the 90s.
Any time a character (usually male) wanted to express their love for another character (usually female), then there was at least a 60% chance that a classic ballad was about to unfold.
Whilst these serenades were sometimes the focus of ridicule, there were often sincerely received by their targets. They're really sweet scenes, if a little overused, and an odd standout in what was generally quite a cynical decade.