Looking Back
Pretty in Pink 25th Anniversary
The films of John Hughes are iconic for all the right reasons. His writing captured young people with honesty and compassion, whether they were rich, poor, cool, goofy, or some crazy '80s combination. Set in the pre-iPod/cellphone era, these films depict a more innocent time, albeit one in which leg warmers were stylish. "Pretty in Pink" (1986) is Hughes and (first time!) director Howard Deutch at their best. By Brett Singer
Molly Ringwald
Then: Molly Ringwald was Hughes’s muse, playing three of his most memorable characters in three consecutive years—Samantha Baker in Sixteen Candles (1984), Claire Standish in The Breakfast Club (1985), and Andie Walsh in Pretty in Pink (1986). A poor kid with few friends, Andie makes her own clothes and takes care of her father (Harry Dean Stanton). In his Chicago Sun-Times review, Roger Ebert compared Ringwald to a “young Elizabeth Taylor”; while she has played many roles since, Andie still ranks as one of her finest performances.
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