cricketbat Very 80s. Very high school. Pretty in Pink is a classic Brat Pack film that does a good job expressing some of the emotional drama that teenagers go through. I still don't see the appeal of Molly Ringwald, though.

djfrost-46786 I never watched this movie in the 80's. Lol or ever tell now 2018 cause Amazon had it on sell. As an Amazon Prime customer, Roseanne better come back on Amazon. This movie is average, kinda like Empire Records in the 90's. I don't need to watch this movie again.

sunchick116-872-583383 I was born in December 1985 so for me to see this movie when it came out was impossible. i finally got around to it though, 31 years later, and was so delighted. it's such a lovely romantic movie, told from a different perspective than we're used to. nowadays, we're used to the 'popular girl meets nerdy girl' cliché, but 'pretty in pink' started it. this probably won't be very feminist of me, but I always feel for the male characters in these films. they're torn between their hearts and who they want to be with (in this case, Blaine and andie) and their heads, whether they have to weigh social status, what friends will say, etc. Everyone keeps saying Ducky is their favorite part of this movie. I disagree. he was an awful, awful friend, clouded by his jealousy. Iona was the truly supportive, helpful one. I was so pleased to read the ending was re-shot, because a) ducky did not deserve andie and B) it gave Blaine a chance to redeem himself. i think what a lot of people forget about this film is that these are teenage characters. their hormones are a mess, and they're impressionable. i can't blame Blaine for worrying about his social status when his prick best friend threatens it. the important thing is he finally stands up for himself in the end, and that shows he has the biggest character growth of everyone. I did have a major issue with the story though-we go from a scene where andie and Blaine are being lovey dove and everything's great, to Blaine ignoring her. obviously, by the end of the film, we understand stef and everyone else got to him, but there's a major flaw in the writing that doesn't show how we got from point A to point B. there was something missing there, so for that alone, i took away a point. overall, the near perfect film for a romantic like me!

Sean Lamberger One last collaboration for John Hughes and Molly Ringwald, whose creative partnership dissolved after this film. Somewhat softer and more self-serious than the preceding teen epics Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club, it tackles social cliques and classism from various perspectives. Ringwald and leading man Andrew McCarthy, akin to Romeo and Juliet, find their young relationship stressed by the negative influence of friends who insist they find someone closer to their own status. There really isn't much sparkle to the pairing, though, apart from a few awkward make-out scenes, and they both come off as especially wet noodles in comparison to the vibrant, brash supporting cast. Jon Cryer is most memorable of these as Duckie, a flamboyant mod who's been carrying a torch for Ringwald all his life, and nearly steals the film with an abrupt dance/lip-sync number just before everything gets overly angsty. Most of the third act is wasted on hand-wringing and moping, though, and the ending (changed at the last minute, much to Hughes's chagrin) feels disingenuous even if it does make a better fit for the movie's theme. The window dressings are drowned in '80s flavor, too, from the appropriately synthy soundtrack to the Halloween-grade costume choices. Looks like everyone at this school was either Don Johnson, Sid Vicious or Morrissey.