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Writer:
John Hughes (written by)
Release Date:
28 February 1986 (USA)
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Tagline:
He's good. She's good. He's just Duckie. more
Plot:
A poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy. full summary | add synopsis
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High School
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Teen Romance
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Coming Of Age
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1 win
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80s teen classic illustrates some impressive talent.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Molly Ringwald | ... | Andie Walsh | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Jack Walsh | |
| Jon Cryer | ... | Duckie (Phil Dale) | |
| Annie Potts | ... | Iona | |
| James Spader | ... | Steff | |
| Andrew McCarthy | ... | Blane McDonnagh | |
| Jim Haynie | ... | Donnelly | |
| Alexa Kenin | ... | Jena Hoeman | |
| Kate Vernon | ... | Benny Hanson | |
| Andrew Dice Clay | ... | 'Dice-man' - Bouncer at CATS (as Andrew 'Dice' Clay) | |
| Emily Longstreth | ... | Kate | |
| Margaret Colin | ... | English Teacher | |
| Jamie Anders | ... | Terrence | |
| Gina Gershon | ... | Trombley, Girl Friend / Gym Class | |
| Bader Howar | ... | Sales Girl |
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96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Canada:A (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Iceland:L |
Australia:PG (DVD rating) |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-8 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:7 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #28001) |
West Germany:12
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The Rave-Ups are the band playing in the club scene. Star Molly Ringwald was apparently a fan of their music and her sister had a child with one of the band members. Also, in Sixteen Candles (1984), "The Rave-Ups" is scrawled on the notebook Molly's character is carrying while walking down a corridor after study hall.
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Continuity: When Blaine asks Andie out, directly behind him can be seen a girl in white tights with a blue and yellow dress on. In the next shot, the same girl can be seen behind Andie. Throughout the scene the girl is shown standing behind both Blaine and Andie, even though they are sitting on opposite sides of one another and the view of the playground behind them each is different.
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Referenced in "Degrassi: The Next Generation: Love My Way (#6.16)" (2007)
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Elegia
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Chapter headings, a semi-official version v1.00more
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PRETTY IN PINK and Molly Ringwald were to the 80s, as CLUELESS and Alicia Silverstone is to the 90s. An excellent cast and some fine acting were guaranteed enough to have branded this a teenage classic from the 80s. They don't make good movies like this anymore! The clever talent from John Hughes doesn't just mean it's a far-out comedy, but he expresses the problems of young love from central character Ringwald that sound dramatic and satirizing. In other words, a girl-meets-boy story that offers a wide spectrum of situations that are confronted in the real world. Like I already said, the cast is exceptional, including the sensational Jon Cryer doing a lip-synching of that familiar tune from THE COMMITMENTS. Annie Potts is a pure delight at changing one wig after the next (what a nice impersonation of Audrey Hepburn!). The movie wouldn't have been anywhere near complete without the memorable hit tune "If You Leave" (Orchestral Manoevers In The Dark). While the end has a hard time getting things straight, there is a valuable moment that caresses deeply. From start to finish, this one still holds up against the recent string of teen pictures that aren't as cool or refreshing (CLUELESS and REALITY BITES are the exceptions). A movie like this is great when it's not so raunchy.