Pivotal Moment #5: Emilio Estevez as Otto Maddox expresses his disdain for the reposession business in "Repo Man"

Pivotal Moment #4: Phoebe Cates in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"

The moment that propelled many a young man into adolescence. Phoebe Cates doffs her red bikini top in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High." This pic could also fit in "Women of Influence."

Pivotal Moment #3: David Banner turns into The Incredible Hulk

For slightly built, passive boys such as myself, Bill Bixby's transformation into Lou Ferrigno helped me believe that I could fight back against bullies, that good would always triumph, and that anger was good.

This show is the source of one of my favorite lines: "Mr. McGee, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry."

Pivotal Moment #2: Michael Douglas in "Wall Street"

Michael Douglas as Gordon Gecco: "greed -- for lack of a better word -- is good."

In this line one can find the root of our current economic predicament. For many, this statement wasn't merely the utterance of a despicable movie villain, but a mantra by which to live.

Pivotal Moment #1: Diane Lane in "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains"

Diane Lane as Corinne 'Third Degree' Burns: "I'm perfect! But nobody in this shithole gets me, cuz I don't put out!"

This film could be considered the progenitor of the Riot Grrrl movement and as such it might fit in the "History of Punk" series. However, due to its influence on a certain strain of popular culture, I feel it belongs here.