Pretty in Pink (1986)

Director:

Howard Deutch

Writer:

John Hughes (written by)

Release Date:

28 February 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

He's good. She's good. He's just Duckie.

Plot:

A poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy.

Plot Keywords:

School | Teenager | Crush | High School | Father

Awards:

1 win

Cast

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
Christian Jacobs	...	Boy in Record Store
Audre Johnston	...	Benny's Mother
Melanie Manos	...	Girl at Party
Maggie Roswell	...	Ms. Dietz
Dweezil Zappa	...	Simon
Jimmie Podrasky	...	The Rave-Ups (as Jimmer Podrasky)
Tommy Blatnick	...	The Rave-Ups
Timothy J.	...	The Rave-Ups
Terry Wilson	...	The Rave-Ups
Bruno Coon	...	Talk Back (as Bruno)
Jeffrey Hollie	...	Talk Back
Kevin Ricard	...	Talk Back
David Sutton	...	Talk Back
Kevin T. Williams	...	Talk Back (as Kevin Williams)
Rock Deadrick	...	Talk Back
Karen Laine	...	Girl at Prom
Kristy Swanson	...	Duckette
Kevin D. Lindsay	...	Kevin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Winckler	...	Drunk Teen (uncredited)

Directed by
Howard Deutch

Writing credits
John Hughes		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Chinich	....	executive producer
John Hughes	....	executive producer
Lauren Shuler Donner	....	producer (as Lauren Shuler)
Jane Vickerilla	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Michael Gore

Cinematography by
Tak Fujimoto		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Richard Marks

Casting by
Paula Herold
Marci Liroff

Production Design by
John W. Corso

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Polito
Bruce Weintraub

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance

Makeup Department
Paul Abascal	....	hair stylist
Tommy Cole	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Arne Schmidt	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carol Green	....	second assistant director
Vicki Jackson-Lemay	....	dga trainee (as Vicki J. Le May)
Stephen Lim	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gerald Gates Jr.	....	painter
Gordon Hackman	....	swing gang
Louis M. Mann	....	set designer
Jeff Passanante	....	construction foreman
Paul S. Power	....	production illustrator
John Rozman	....	lead man
Don Schlicher	....	swing gang
Arthur Shippee	....	property master (as Art Shippee)
Craig Staley	....	swing gang
Gene Triol	....	swing gang

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	sound effects editor
George Berndt	....	adr editor
Ruth Bird	....	assistant sound effects editor
Donald L. Bolger	....	boom operator
Charles J. Bond	....	cable person
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennis Drummond	....	sound effects editor
Joan Giammarco	....	assistant sound effects editor
Robert Grieve	....	supervising sound effects editor
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	sound recordist
C. Darin Knight	....	sound mixer
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Linda Whittlesey	....	sound effects editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Frazier	....	special effects

Stunts
Erik Cord	....	stunts
Dick Hancock	....	stunt coordinator
John S. Platt	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunt double
Pat Romano	....	stunts (as Patrick Romano)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Brooker	....	additional grip
Joseph Graham	....	additional grip
Jack N. Green	....	camera operator (as Jack Green)
Conrad W. Hall	....	first assistant camera
Danny Jimenez	....	dolly grip (as Daniel Jiminez)
William A. Lowman	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Melton Maxwell	....	chief lighting technician (as Melton C. Maxwell)
Jack E. McLean Jr.	....	lamp operator (as Jack McLean)
Laurel Moore	....	still photographer
John T. Ramsey	....	first company grip
Ed Reilly	....	assistant chief lighting technician
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	second assistant camera
Gary Scalzo	....	lamp operator
Gary Scalzo	....	rigger
Chuck Sharp	....	best boy electric (as Charles W. Sharp)
Chuck Sharp	....	lamp operator
Steve Sibenick	....	second company grip
Tim Staubs	....	second company grip

Casting Department
Dorian Dunas	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darryl M. Athons	....	set costumer: men
Michael W. Hoffman	....	costume supervisor: men
Julene McKinney	....	set costumer: women
Donna Roberts	....	costume supervisor: women (as Donna Roberts Orme)

Editorial Department
Jane Schwartz Jaffe	....	associate editor
David Moritz	....	apprentice editor
Bob Noland	....	color timer
Pamela Jule Yuen	....	assistant editor (as Pamela J. Yuen)
Peter Lonsdale	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
David Anderle	....	music supervisor
Joel Moss	....	score mixer (as Joel W. Moss)
Leon Pendarvis	....	orchestrator (as L. Leon Pendarvis)
Richard Stone	....	supervising music editor
Bruno Coon	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Sam Edelman	....	transportation coordinator
Rick Vallencia	....	transportation co-captain (as Rick Valencia)
Gaston Veilleux	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Pamela Alch	....	script supervisor
Elinor Bardach	....	personal assistant: Ms. Vance
Bruce A. Block	....	filmic consultant
Irene Brafstein	....	teacher
Irene Brafstein	....	welfare worker
Frank L. Brown	....	unspecified assistant
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Matt Freeman	....	production assistant (as Matthew Freeman)
Gary Gero	....	animal trainer
Mary Sutton Hallmann	....	assistant: Mr. Schmidt
Art 'Klondike' Jones	....	craft service
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
William Kolber	....	assistant: Mr. Shuler
Karen Kovacevich	....	production associate
John Maguire	....	assistant production auditor
Charles Newirth	....	location manager (as Charles J. Newirth)
Kenny Ortega	....	choreographer
Ronald W. Payne	....	production assistant
Michael Roberts	....	production auditor (as Mike Roberts)
Steven Jay Rubin	....	unit publicist
Elena Spiotta	....	production associate
Ellen Vogt	....	assistant: Mr. Anderle
Jeanne Webber	....	technical consultant (as Jeanne Weber)
Adam Hill	....	shophand/set detail caster: Paramount Studios (uncredited)

Thanks
Alexa Kenin	....	in memory of
Bruce Weintraub	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (1986) (Argentina) (VHS)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1989) (USA) (TV)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)

Other Companies

• A&M Records  soundtrack
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Televideo Computers  computers supplied by
• Wax Trax Records, Chicago  special thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-8 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #28001) | West Germany:12 | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:L | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

366 South June St., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Charlie Sheen auditioned for the role of Blane.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Andie is at Trax waiting for her first date with Blaine, she is holding a light-colored clutch purse. When she and Blaine are walking to his car she has a large multi-colored purse hanging from her shoulder.

Quotes:

Duckie:[as he is leaving Andie's room with a juice box in hand] Drinking and driving don't mix.
Duckie:That's why I ride a bike.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #26.83" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Left of Center

My Favorite Movie of All Time!

I love this movie. Let me tell you why. First off, the cast: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer, James Spader, Annie Potts, etc all bring their own special something to the movie. Jon Cryer in particular is perfect for the character of Duckie, an angst-ridden teen who yearns for Andie (Molly Ringwald). They had a special showing of this movie in a theater in Orlando that I went to, and Duckie still to this day, had the whole audience laughing.

I definitely recommend the soundtrack. It seems like every time I watch this movie (and I've seen it so many times) I find something new about it that I like even more. It's just such a cool movie about being independent and your own person. This is Molly's best role yet. Yes, her fashion is very outdated, but you have to realize that this was the 80's and Molly was trying to show her own uniqueness.

I love the fact that Andie works at a record store, Trax, with punked-out Iona (Annie Potts)who is her confidant and funny to boot. The record store seems like a place you would find one day and just feel special for knowing it's there. I love her pink car. I love the club they go to and the Rave-Ups that play on-stage.

In conclusion, this is a fabulous movie. Especially if you love the 80's!