Netflix's I Am Not Okay With This: 10 Ways It References 80s Movies
The new Netflix series worth binging is known as I Am Not Okay With This, and the storyline follows an angsty teenage girl who recently lost her father, is dealing with pimples and bullying, and is also learning that she has crazy telekinetic powers. The show gives off a huge '80s movie vibe, and watching it can easily give off the impression of watching a classic John Hughes movie with superheroes. Although the series is based in the present day, there are a ton of different correlations and nods given towards popular films from the '80s era.
Trying to decide which film the Netflix series pulls from can be difficult and can really make you think. But we've done the hard part, here we have listed ten ways the series references the most iconic and classic films from the '80s decade!
10 The Breakfast Club
It is no secret that the actress portraying Sydney in the Netflix series looks a lot like a young Molly Ringwald, but to make it even better there is an episode in the show that plays out almost exactly like The Breakfast Club. The film is one of the many John Hughes films that the series correlates to and it's really crazy to think about how similar the scenes are to the film. When Dina, Stanley, Brad, and Sydney get sent to detention all kinds of teenage angst and chaos begin to happen. It's safe to say that the entire episode just feels like watching the movie play out but in more of a superpower type world, not to mention the episode even includes the angry principal!
9 Sixteen Candles
Yet another John Hughes film that definitely shows in the series is the classic Sixteen Candles. Going back to the detention scene, we see Sydney and Stan sitting on top of a desk in the library and if you were to place a birthday cake between the two it would look exactly like the ending of the classic film. From the poses, the geeky best friend falling in love with the girl, and just the whole scene all together it looks exactly like the couple from the popular '80s film.
8 Carrie
There are many things that teen Sydney from I Am Not Okay With This and Carrie from the classic Stephen King film Carrie have in common. The two have amazingly crazy psychic powers, don't have father figures in their lives, and are learning how to control their powers in the right way. From the start of the first episode, we see Sydney running down a dark road drenched in blood and it very easily reminds audiences of the '80s film.
Although the bloody scene in the Netflix series is a lot more graphic and gory than the classic film, it definitely shows some correlation to the film. With the prom, bullies trying to belittle them, and telekinesis- the movie is a huge parallel to the episode.
7 Heathers
In the classic '80s film, Heathers we see Winona Ryder's character write about all of her held up teen angst in her diary, just like how Sydney does in the Netflix series after her guidance counselor gives her the diary to write her everyday thoughts in. Both the film and series have the characters narrating their diary logs and are both considered to be dark because of the mention of murder. Though Sydney doesn't really speak on murdering people, she does resort to killing Brad by the end of the series, so that is something right?
6 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
In the Netflix series, we learn a lot about the male protagonist Stanley and quickly realize how much he cares about style and costumes. One of the funnier highlights in the show is the montage of him getting ready and going through all different kinds of crazy outfits and showing off his hilarious dance moves. This scene can easily remind us of the beginning scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off where he is getting ready and making himself look like he is sick to trick his parents.
5 Pretty In Pink
Going back to one of the classic John Hughes films, Pretty In Pink does play some part in the Netflix series as well. Starting off with Stanley and his quirky punk rock fashion sense, he easily channels the male character Duckie in the film along with being in love with Molly Ringwald's character just as Stanley is in love with Sydney.
There is also a small parallel in the prom scenes from both the film and series, where both female characters have big and emotional experiences.
4 Stand By Me
As if the episode titled "Stan By Me" wasn't enough of a homage to the '80s film Stand By Me then the quick visual of the train tracks that Sydney walks down throughout the series is a huge red flag. Surprisingly enough it turns out that the Brownsville bridge shown in the Netflix series is actually the exact same location and setting of the bridge shown in the iconic film at Brownsville, PA.
3 National Lampoon's Vacation
One old fashioned '80s film that could be a bit harder to place your finger on is the National Lampoon's Vacation. No there is not a huge correlation shown in the Netflix series, but it is one of the main things that causes Sydney and Stanley to really create their great friendship. Stanley's car is a Ford LTD Crown Victoria and it is definitely a big part of the series since it is featured in a ton of scenes throughout the show and the car model is also shown off in the hilarious '80s film!
2 Scanners
The Netflix series definitely received some backlash for its gory head exploding scene, but the scene definitely relates a lot to the gruesome head exploding scene in the film Scanners. Though the film was pretty scary when it was released in the '80s, looking back it definitely had a lot of great potentials and could very well be one of the more interesting '80s movies.
Another relation that both the film and series share is the psychic and telekinetic powers that the characters have. In the film, some people plan on using their powers for good and others just want to rule the world- but in Sydney's case, she is still learning how to control her powers and isn't interested in ruling the world just yet.
1 It
It's no secret that actors Sophia Lillis and Wyatt Oleff were also cast in the It series of movies, and it could very well have a lot to do with why they were cast together for the Netflix series. But the original '80s version of the Stephen King film does show a lot of similarities in the background and settings. From the small mysterious town to the many murals and the image of characters Sydney and Stan hanging out on the side of the road- it could easily make someone forget that they were watching the series and make them believe that they were watching the original It!
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