Oregon high school student Austin Moore had a simple dream: to take his friend's hot cousin to prom. So, like any plucky 17-year-old, he reached out to the Las Vegas showgirl on Instagram, who agreed to do it for 10,000 retweets, just slightly under the current going rate for stunt prom dates.

Aided by weird adults like former Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous host Robin Leach, Moore started raking in the RTs, but the teen hero soon faced an even greater challenge in the form of principal and John Hughes movie villain Scott Coulter. From KGW:

"All prom guests have to be 19 and under," said Regis High School Principal Scott Coulter.

"Austin's not in trouble," Coulter said. "We just laughed about it and I said this just isn't going to happen."

According to The Oregonian, Moore is taking the ruling in stride, but admits his friends are "pretty bummed."

Don't worry oddly chill teens, a much higher authority—'80s high school movies—stipulates that Coulter's comeuppance is coming soon.

[Image via Instagram]