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Pretty in Pink (1986)

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John Hughes crafts an exemplary '80s Brat Pack romance out of the standard Cinderella story in Pretty in Pink. Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald) is a teenager who lives in the dingy part of town with her terminally underemployed dad (Harry Dean Stanton). She works at a record store with eccentric Ionia (Annie Potts) and is considered a misfit at her uppity high school, but somehow she rises above them all. Her oddball best friend, Duckie (Jon Cryer), is hopelessly in love with her, so he causes

PG-13, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama, Comedy

John Hughes

Aug 20, 2002

Paramount Pictures

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Pretty in Pink is a rather intelligent (if not terribly original) look at adolescent insecurities.

July 18, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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This is like every other Hughes film, just a little shoddier.

July 18, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment (1)
Chicago Reader
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Miss Ringwald's pouty naturalness remains her biggest asset, and her performance is once again appealing.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
New York Times
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Although it is not a great movie, it contains some moments when the audience is likely to think, yes, being 16 was exactly like that.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
Chicago Sun-Times
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A grubby and even nasty movie in its understanding of class structure, of culture and counter-culture and the ways that teenagers can destroy one another over the subtle distinctions therein.

October 5, 2011 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | Comment
Antagony & Ecstasy

...it manages to capture the heart, which makes up for a lot of other deficiencies.

August 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

Pretty in Pink is clichéd, stereotyped, remarkably sentimental, and sweet as all get-out.

August 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
Movie Metropolis

While the script contains trite and unbelievable dialogue, the superbly convincing performances make up for these faults.

July 18, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Molly Ringwald is appealing, but the film has little else going for it.

June 15, 2007 Comment (1)

...even the notoriously reshot conclusion comes off as genuinely sweet and touching...

October 6, 2006 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
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It is perhaps too much to ask that a John Hughes film bear the standard for class warfare in the 1980s, especially when the film was so tone-deaf in depicting its subculture's milieu.

September 21, 2006 Full Review Source: ToxicUniverse.com | Comment
ToxicUniverse.com

From Molly Ringwald's pretty-in-pink mouth to the political banter of Jon Stewart's Daily Show, Jon Hughes's frustrated sarcasm branded a generation.

September 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

John Hughes was born in 1950 but connected deeply with the next generation's cultural brooding.

September 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

To be able to give this kind of stuff new and sympathetic twists is a tribute to Hughes' skill with narrative, and to Ringwald's magnetism as a performer.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

A guilty pleasure...

June 5, 2004 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Pretty in Pink

I am actually surprised with Pretty in Pink. I felt that it was not your average Romance film, and that John Hugh's effective and intelligent script treats the material at hand very well, without making the romantic elements cheesy or cringe worthy. Pretty in Pink has a terrific cast of actors that all deliver great

September 1, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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Another great 80's film from John Hughes! A must see!

June 23, 2011
murphmann93
Bethany Murphy

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    1. Phil "Duckie" Dale: I could work out a deal where one or both of you could be pregnant by the holidays. What do you say?
    – Submitted by Daniel R (3 months ago)
    1. Iona: Andie. Listen, hon. It's after seven o-clock. Don't waste that lip gloss!
    – Submitted by Alyssa B (4 months ago)

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