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While the script contains trite and unbelievable dialogue, the superbly convincing performances make up for (it)...
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Pretty in Pink
1980s high school classic written by the great John Hughes (The Breakfast Club), starring Molly Ringwald as a not-so-popular teen caught between the affections of the rich new guy (Andrew McCarthy) and her best friend (Jon Cryer). Co-stars Annie Potts, James Spader and Harry Dean Stanton. Cryer’s Two and a Half Men co-star Charlie Sheen also auditioned for the role of Blane.
1986Rating: M93 minsUSA
ComedyDramaRomance
- Director:
- Howard Deutch ('The Replacements', 'My Best Friend's Girl', 'The Whole Ten Yards')
- Writer:
- John Hughes
- Cast:
- Molly RingwaldHarry Dean StantonJon CryerAnnie PottsJames SpaderAndrew McCarthyJim HaynieAlexa KeninKate VernonAndrew Dice Clay
Pretty in Pink | Reviews
73%56 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Chicago Tribune
(Hughes) seemed to be more in touch with real teenagers than any writer in Hollywood (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club). But that magic is missing here...
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Time Magazine
Howard Deutch is a nice surprise... His precise, unexploitative direction is sympathetic to the awkward pauses in teen talk, to the mopery of first love, to the suicidal bravado of words spoken in heat.
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The Washington Post
In the end Pretty in Pink is as fraudulent as the junk it's supposed to transcend.
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Time Out
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.
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The New York Times
Miss Ringwald's pouty naturalness remains her biggest asset, and her performance is once again appealing.
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Roger Ebert
Although it is not a great movie, it contains some moments when the audience is likely to think, yes, being 16 was exactly like that.
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