With the exception of The Breakfast Club, I think this is better than Hughes' teen output.

It's at least as good...this was one of my favorites from the 80s

As a writer or director? I have to say either way that I don't consider The Breakfast Club as one of Hughes' best films.

Can't Buy Me Love deserves more of a fanbase but it's not as good as some of Hughes' better works.

I give it a slight edge over the Breakfast Club. It's almost a sequel in some ways. Can't Buy Me Love gives us some insight into what may have happened if Claire and Brian from The Breakfast Club had remained friends when they got back to school that following Monday.

A little of both, to be honest. I also like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and put it right there with "The Breakfast Club."

I just re-watched "Can't Buy Me Love" for the first time in ages. It was nice to see it again (although it makes me sad to see Amanda Peterson and how pretty she was back then, knowing what would eventually happen to her in real life). I think it's an entertaining movie.

One thing about these "80s teen comedies" in general...there are a lot of truths regarding the "stereotypes" that are portrayed, but there are exceptions. I was a high-school athlete (basketball and baseball) and these movies seem to portray the "jocks" as being so popular and not always so smart. However, I never really felt popular (I had friends, but didn't go to parties, school dances, etc.) and I thought my high-school years were tough (I had braces for my teeth for most of my junior and senior years, so that didn't help matters). Some of the most popular kids didn't play any sports. Watching the climactic scenes near the end kind of brought that back home a bit.

I thought "The Breakfast Club" did a better job of showing that high school is tough, even for the jocks. Having said all that, I still like this movie...hard to believe it's over 35 years old now.

RIP Amanda Peterson.