I have such an odd connection to cult-y movies and tv. This weekend I watched Dazed and Confused, Empire Records, and the best of Jimmy Fallon, and every single one of them made me jump up and down gleefully at some point or another. These are the remnants of my early adolescent hood when weekend consisted of movie nights and SNL and sleepovers. And just to complete the movie comfort weekend I've experience I plan to throw in Almost Famous before the day is out.
I don't know why, but these movies are like hugs to me. They have their strange quirks in dealing with non-mainstream teens, so maybe that's why I identify(ied) with them. They make me miss my old friends though. And they cause me to try to explain their significance to my new friends. I love these movies as a connection to my past, and though that seems sad, I'm actually quite satisfied with it. The fact that I can run of lines of "we musn't dwell... smile. You love us. Smile... it used to be acute, now it's just a-skanky... it's all happening." Makes me deliriously and ridiculously happy and comforted on lonely rainy weekends.