John Hughes Films: Ranked From Worst To Best

4. Weird Science

From my heart and from my hand why don't people understand intention? Weird Science!

The majority of Hughes' films have not, erm, aged well, at least from an aesthetic point of view (the same can be said for a great deal of 80s films). The technology, the music, the BIG HAIR...it's all so wonderfully...'of its time'. Never is that as evident as in Weird Science, which concerns two hapless nerds and their attempts to create the perfect woman via their computer.

It's cheesy, the premise is ridiculous and its nowhere near as polished as some of Hughes' other films, but it's oh so much fun to watch. It's a little rough around the edges, sure, but you cannot help but enjoy Kelly Lebrock's "Mary Poppins with breasts" routine or Michael Anthony Hall trying to fit in at a black dive bar or Bill Baxton's overbearing older brother schtick?

It's a film of stand-out moments and performances, rather than a cohesive whole and has rightfully become something of a cult classic. Cracking theme song, too.