Pretty in Pink is clichéd, stereotyped, remarkably sentimental, and sweet as all get-out.
Pretty in Pink (1986)
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Reviews Counted: 29
Fresh: 23
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins 41 secs
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Pretty but poor, Andie's (Molly Ringwald) a good student who develops a crush on Blane (Andrew McCarthy), the sensitive, well-born preppie. But Blane runs with a fast crowd of haughty rich kids,... Pretty but poor, Andie's (Molly Ringwald) a good student who develops a crush on Blane (Andrew McCarthy), the sensitive, well-born preppie. But Blane runs with a fast crowd of haughty rich kids, the kind of clique Andie and her new wavy best friend Duckie (Jon Cryer) can't stand. Going against her fretting father (Harry Dean Stanton), peer pressure and social expectations, she decides to date him. But their big plans for the senior prom ultimately fall apart when Blane heeds his friend Steff's (James Spader) warning to "quit slumming." Will Blane find the courage to claim what he really wants and give up the so-called friends he doesn't need? This classic 1980s teen film from the master of the genre, writer-producer John Hughes features plenty of great '80s pop tunes from the Psychedelic Furs, The Smiths, Echo and The Bunnymen, New Order, and more. The continued success of Hughes' films and actors ushered in the era of the "brat pack" and teen films as pop culture. [More]
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, James Spader, Annie Potts, Gina Gershon
Director: Howard Deutch
Director: Howard Deutch
Screenwriter: John Hughes
Producer: John Hughes
Composer: Michael Gore
Producer: Ira Deutchman
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Reviews for Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink is a rather intelligent (if not terribly original) look at adolescent insecurities.
While the script contains trite and unbelievable dialogue, the superbly convincing performances make up for these faults.
...even the notoriously reshot conclusion comes off as genuinely sweet and touching...
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.
John Hughes was born in 1950 but connected deeply with the next generation's cultural brooding.
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.
Miss Ringwald's pouty naturalness remains her biggest asset, and her performance is once again appealing.
Unfortunately perpetuates the idea that the ultimate accoplishment is capturing the affection of a jerk.
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