20. Marty McFly
Back To The Future
What is it about the 80s and cool teenagers? Did we in the 90s realize that being a teenager was less cool and more angst (not that there were plenty of angst in 80s teen films)? Is this like when comics became dark and gritty because they weren't "real" enough (giving a man with the ability of flight a heroin addiction does not make something real, by the way)?
Whatever, there's no denying that Marty McFly was quite possibly the coolest teenager of the 80s. Sure Ferris Bueller was cool, but did he travel through time? Pretty sure he didn't. Marty wasn't only a skilled Eddie Van Halen-level guitarist and awesome skateboarder, but he also drove a flux-capacitor-equipped DeLorean (a kickass car) and reunited his parents as teenagers before almost completely disappearing.
Also he has this awesome jacket that I really like.
Defining moment: Performing "Johnny B. Goode" (an oldie where he comes from) at the Enchantment Under The Sea dance. And then going completely out of control with it, playing some sweet-ass solos. Also this scene contains my favorite line from Back To The Future: "YO CHUCK, IT'S YOUR COUSIN MARVIN. MARVIN BERRY? YOU KNOW THAT NEW SOUND YOU WAS LOOKING FOR? WELL LISTEN TO THIS!"
For those of you who don't realize, Marty's performance of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" inspired Chuck Berry to perform "Johnny B. Goode." Yes, Marty McFly is so cool he invented rock n roll.
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