Pretty in Pink (1986)

Directed by

Howard Deutch

Genre

teen film, coming-of-age film, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 1,220 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A high school senior from the wrong side of the tracks navigates friendships, family, and a romance with a popular rich boy. She leans on her loyal best friend and her quirky job at a record store.

romanticnostalgiclightheartedwistfulcraftyyearningcharming

What happens

Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. The film stars Molly Ringwald, alongside Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, and Andrew McCarthy. A cult classic, it is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film. The film follows high school senior Andie Walsh (Ringwald), and her relationships with her love interest Blane McDonnagh (McCarthy), her best friend Philip F. "Duckie" Dale (Cryer), and her father (Stanton). It was directed by Howard Deutch, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, and written by John Hughes, who also served as co-executive producer. The film was named after a song by the Psychedelic Furs, and the film's soundtrack, which has been acclaimed as "among the most brilliant in modern cinema", features a re-recorded version of the song. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's "If You Leave" became an international hit and charted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1986. Pretty in Pink premiered at Mann's Chinese Theatre on January 29, 1986, and was released theatrically in the United States on February 28, 1986 by Paramount Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Ringwald's performance, and grossed $40.5 million against a $9 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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