Before Lindsay Lohan became a Mean Girl and Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron became High School Musical sweethearts, Winona Ryder was a Heather and Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy were our favorite couple from two different worlds.

Starpulse recently ran a 'Top Ten 80s Albums' list, in which the inclusion of the Top Gun soundtrack inspired me to come up with a list of the "Top Ten 80s Movie Soundtracks." After doing a little 'freshening up,' both through my own personal collection, growing-up-80's memories and, oh, some website that has info about movies & music and the like, I've narrowed my list down to the top ten.

John Cusack turned his back on school to pursue an acting career - because he was convinced he knew everything.

As a film junkie and music geek I always look forward to seeing what songs directors will put in certain scenes to create the right mood. Finding the perfect song isn't always easy. The song has to fit that key moment or it could ruin the movie.

Jason Schwartzman's portrayal of Max Fischer in cult movie Rushmore has topped a new poll to find the greatest film nerd. Fischer beat Anthony Michael Hall's Farmer Ted in 1984's Sixteen Candles and Jerry Lewis' turn as Julius Kelp in The Nutty Professor to claim the top spot on the Premiere magazine "10 Best Movie Nerds" list.

Owen Wilson will star in the comedy "Drillbit Taylor" from cult 1980s director John Hughes. Hughes wrote and directed classic movies in the 1980s including Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.