(c) Paramount Pictures/ Courtesy: Everett Collection. Caught in the middle are poor-girl Andie (Molly Ringwald) and rich-guy Blane (Andrew McCarthy), who start a romance despite the disapproval of their peers two memorable ones, in particular (hint: one likes dancing in wingtip shoes, the other prefers chain-smoking in linen suits). With only two days before going on tour, OMD wrote "If You Leave" in less than 24 hours. The 1986 film was named after the song and a re-recorded version of the song was included on its soundtrack . And he makes a pass at Andie himself partially as an attempt to keep Andie and Blane apart, and also because hes a horny teen. Im a jerk. Image: Paramount Pictures. The only stand-up comic to ever sell out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row went on to star in 'Casual Sex' and 'The Adventures of Ford Fairlane.'. Blane brings Andie to Steff's house party, where Andie is mistreated by the rich partygoers. These three tracks do not appear on the official soundtrack album. Pretty in Pink movie clips: http://j.mp/1JcwVHbBUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/ucjCYsDon't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6prCLIP DESCRIPTION. She takes care of her dad, who is still a bit lost after being left by Andie's Mom years ago. We want her to get the cute boy.'". Spaders audition for Blanes loathsome friend, Steff, went so well that he almost wasnt hired. THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'Pretty in Pink' 35 years later. The film was named after the song by The . 2,724, This story has been shared 1,985 times. Fans Cant Believe How Old The Parents Are In 'Father Of The Bride', Florence Pugh & Zach Braff Reflect On Their Relationship After Their Breakup, Keke Palmer's Boyfriend Shows Off Ultrasound Of Their First Baby, Zach Braff Sent Ex-Girlfriend Florence Pugh A Surprise Birthday Message, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter, By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. It was re-released in 2013 as a limited edition on pink-colored vinyl. In the series it's not explained either. 989, This story has been shared 980 times. Most rational humans would go for Blane over Duckie. "I dont because the movie was successful," Deutchsays. Frankly, I think he steals the movie he did all kinds of things. Andy's Mom (also known as "Mrs. Davis") is a supporting character in the Toy Story series. So obviously Andy's mom died when Andy was pretty young, which unfortunately means she probably didn't die of natural causes. We met salesman Andy Bernard when Jim transferred from Scranton to Dunder Mifflin's Stamford branch. "Pretty in Pink" was released in February 1986, starring Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy. Duckie and Andie are past the honeymoon part of their relationship, which makes it seem far less exciting than her relationship with Blane, but the steadiness of it makes it a far better option than Blane. Back in the day, most major films had novelizations, apparently to appease people who wanted to keep up with Hollywood but who didn't actually like moving pictures. 1. While Cryer gets much of the improv credit, however, he says that Spader made some great contributions. But on the other hand, the Super Carlin Brothers theory does come courtesy of toy collector Mike Mozart, who was a consultant on the first . Poor Andie is smart and sensitive but not popular in school. Ringwald and McCarthy starred together in 1988s "Fresh Horses," which featured the same opposites-attract plot, but without the same box-office success as "Pretty In Pink." This advice, of course, is wrong, but Im just calling out what I see here. ", I had the Duckie shoes for the longest time and then in the mid-90s, I lent them to Planet Hollywood, which decided that I wasnt lending them, I was giving them despite documents to the contrary, Cryer told EW. Curiously, there's one important Pretty in Pink song that didn't make it onto the soundtrack. The star recalled the scrapped moment well, which is helpful, as footage has never surfaced. Spoilers for 'Mom' Season 8 Episode 6 'Woo-woo Lights And An Onside Kick' 'Mom' is back with more fun and zest, folks. Andie Walsh is a middle class gal who is in love with Blane McDonough. The role of Andie was written for Ringwald, but she wasn't the studio's choice. Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. [16] Jon Cryer has stated that he was shocked that the test audience was unhappy about the pairing, and felt that the whole film was built around Andie and Duckie ending up together. Isnt that ridiculous? While director Howard Deutch originally intended the film to primarily contain theme music, Hughes influenced Deutch's decision to use post-punk music throughout the film. 21 on the U.K. singles chart. During the next test screening, the audience "went crazy" for the revised ending, Deutch says:"They were satisfied, fulfilled and delighted. Elena had surprised Andy at school, and the two played hooky to go get ice cream. It looks like a rodent on my head, McCarthy told Gora. "[24] Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "Fortunately, the actors are mostly likable, and the story is told gently enough to downplay both its trendiness and its conventionality. It was the 22nd-highest-grossing film of 1986. 11. On the one hand, yes, that does seem pretty conclusive. These films, like most of his movies, explore the teenage experience in a relatable way, no matter what generation you are born into. I couldnt get a date, admitted McCarthy to an MTV reporter at the 1986 premiere. A high point of the movie is when Duckie saunters into the record store where Andie works, and proceeds to dance and lip-sync to Otis Reddings Try a Little Tenderness. Of the now-famous scene, Cryer told EW: It was Howie [Deutch] who found the Otis Redding song. Listen to trailer music, OST, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Blane jokes about his name and yeah, how he's sorry, about hurting Andy. I remember James Spader coming in and smoking a cigarette and he was just obnoxious, but he was completely in character because hes actually a lovely character. "[26] Pauline Kael of The New Yorker wrote that Ringwald "carries the movie, though she has nothing particularly interesting to do or say," and called the film "slight and vapid, with the consistency of watery Jello. Well in the original ending, the movie ends while Duckie and Andie are at prom together and insinuates that they end up together. Andie then brings Blane to a local nightclub, where Iona is sitting with Duckie, who is hostile toward Blane. Hes just, like, a wimpy loser. And they said, Honey, you read the script. But Ringwalds boyfriend was also on set. I guess I was a zoid. Though I was a little young for it when it came out, I didfor some inexplicable reasonhave the novelization. In the Brat Pack classic 'Pretty in Pink' a girl from the wrong side of the tracks (Molly Ringwald) has to chose between the rich but good-hearted Blane (Andrew McCarthy) or her geeky long-time buddy Duckie (Jon Cryer). Molly plays Archie's mom on Riverdale. The cop from the first movie lied about everything so he could keep his job and the mom was deemed . ", Kenin played Jenna, Andie's gym buddy, but Kenin didn't live to see the film's release. 3. 734, This story has been shared 681 times. Eventually, Blane and Andie hit it . Ultimately, however, Andie ended up with Blane and not Duckie. But Deutch moved heaven and a fake prom for the pivotal revamping. The 48-year-old married entertainment reporter Lisa Joyner in 2007. [34], The album was listed on the "Best Movie Soundtracks: The 15 Film Music Compilations That'll Change Your Life" list in The Huffington Post[5] and "The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time" list in Rolling Stone. Blane seems to genuinely like Andie. It was ridiculous.. "If you don't go to him now, I'm never going to take you to another prom again,' " Duckie says. 14. How long would Blane and Andie stay together in real life? Very nice and not at all like the character he plays, added Ringwald. Duckie overhears Steff and attacks him in the hallway. Rosa Sanchez. And in that movie, Stoltz and Masterson's characters end up together. At school, Andie confronts Blane for avoiding her and not returning her calls. The next year, however, Hughes wrote Some Kind of Wonderful, which features a similar love triangle with the genders switched: Eric Stoltz is Molly Ringwald (red hair and all), Mary Stuart Masterson is Duckie (the buddy whose feelings may be more than platonic) and Lea Thompson is the Andrew McCarthy (the attractive kid who's popular in a way the other two aren't). I didnt read the script until I was on the plane out to Los Angeles, and I was shocked that Blane turned out to be sort of spineless, McCarthy told The New Yorker. Ranked squarely between the breakthrough hip hop soundtrack to Wild Style and the old-school folksiness of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou? Now, Andie's already complicated world is turned upside down--and as if that weren't enough--the day of the long-awaited prom rapidly approaches, and Blane's snob friends look down on Andie. A cult classic,[3][4] it is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film. Mom is giving at least one of its leading ladies the happy ending she deserves. Pretty In Pink is one of the quintessential teen movies, and its definitely tied with The Breakfast Club as my favorite John Hughes movie. No cause of death was ever publicly released, and The New York Times obituary simply states that "the cause of death was not immediately known.". It worked.. Sure, Blane is cute and everything Andrew McCarthy was and still is one of the most beautiful boys of his day but Andie barely even knows Blane. "I instantly knew that God could use him.". However, near the film's climax, Woody and Buzz became close friends. The foxy blonde making eyes with Duckie at the end of the film? Duckie got his close-up during the expertly choreographed dance scene and so did his signature pointy-toed white shoes. Oh, and Duckie is in love with Andie. Harwood, James (February 12, 1986). 10. : Everything We Know About 'The Resident' Season 7, New Amy Winehouse Biopic 'Back To Black' Getting Roasted After Early Set Photos Leak: "No No No", 'Masterpiece' Head Susanne Simpson Teases 'Sanditon' Season 3 Is Her "Favorite One" Yet. Theres a reason that the film had a different closing anthem, 17. Fuuuuuck that! This is not the case with Pretty in Pink, which made $40 million on a comparatively teensy $9 million budget. Ryan Reynolds, Simu Liu, Catherine OHara to Receive Honorary Canadian Screen Awards, Mike Judge Explains Why Beavis and Butt-Head Wont Drop F-Bombs in New Series and Reveals Secret Message Put in Original Show, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Head Writer Jessica Gao Is Finding the Funny in Marvel, Universal Studios Introduces The Weeknd Maze to Halloween Horror Nights, Carole Cook, Lucille Ball Protg and 'Sixteen Candles' Actress, Dies at 98, Jon Cryer-Mike O'Malley Comedy Scores NBC Series Order, Edward R. 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The Rave-Ups, who appear in the film performing "Positively Lost Me" and "Shut-Up" from their Town and Country album, do not have any songs on the soundtrack album. 605, This story has been shared 556 times. Then: We were all pulling for Duckie to end up with Andie. [15] Molly Ringwald had anticipated that audiences would be dissatisfied with the original ending, saying: "It didn't make sense to have the entire movie be this Cinderella story [yet] she doesn't get to end up with the guy she wants." 761, This story has been shared 734 times. He tellsoff his obnoxious, rich buddy Steff (James Spader) and comesclean to Andie before professing eternal love, kissing her cheek and exiting to OMD's"If You Leave." One of those pictures was the John Hughes classicPretty in Pink. We all know that Andie and Blane grew apart, and that in no way were they meant to be or whatever. Like, he wanted to know exactly when the [school] bell was going to ring so he could point up. The movie was directed by Howard Deutch and written by John Hughes. She is a poor person! When Blane arrives, Duckie becomes upset and argues with Andie before storming off. "We had one day to re-shoot the entire ending," he says. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, the actor-director opened up about his time as an 80s heartthrob who appeared in some of the decades most iconic films. Written by John Hughes at the height of his teen drama powers (between Weird Science and Ferris Bueller's Day Off), Pretty in Pink is the story of Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald), a high school girl . In 2006 she won the reality competition 'Skating with Celebrities' and the next year married her ice partner Lloyd Eisler. Hughes realized that the key was to have Blane show up to the prom alone it meant that he had rejected his mean, preppy friends and that there was no other girl for him but Andie.. But, before long, things will take a turn for the unexpected, when the rich boy and Andie's long-time crush, Blane, takes an interest in her: the awkward girl from the wrong side of the tracks. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Voila! The film was adapted into a novel written by H. B. Gilmour and Randi Reisfield, released in 1986. Siskel, Gene (February 28, 1986). When she meets rich Boy Blaine, she thinks she's found true love. ', Then: Annie Potts played Iona, Andie's quirky best friend/mother figure. Toy Story' s protagonist, Woody, belonged to Andy's father first (indeed, Andy's mom calls Woody "an old family toy"). The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Revisited", "Various - Pretty In Pink (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)", "Charts.nz Soundtrack Pretty in Pink", "Pretty in Pink (1986) Filming Locations", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pretty_in_Pink&oldid=1126847887, Films with screenplays by John Hughes (filmmaker), Films about fatherdaughter relationships, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 15:05. The Echo & the Bunnymen track, released just a few months before Pretty in Pink hit theaters, was also written for the film. He continues to perform his very blue style of comedy and, as you can see, still smokes cigarettes in his own unique manner. Blane shakes Duckie's hand and apologizes to Andie, telling her that he always believed in her and that he will always love her, kissing her cheek before walking out. She is the single mother of Andy and Molly Davis. She doesn't imagine that Andie and Blane lasted, as a couple, though she's sure that Andie and Duckie remained friends for life. [14] Paramount executives were also apprehensive about the original ending, worried that the film might be perceived as classist and as suggesting that wealthy people and poor people should not interact. Charles knows something about preaching . Here's one I've gotten several requests for: Pretty in Pink. Andrew McCarthy knew immediately after reading the script that the original ending to the Pretty in Pink was going to be a disaster and he wanted out. (I mean, come on she can't be the only one who thought this.). Courtesy of CBS. Use your head, girl! So let's celebrate the film's big 3-0 with that most hallowed of pop culture offerings: a listicle. Ringwald's rationale for their relationship, per the article: "I respect him and he's really gorgeous.". What happened to Andy Barkley's mom? Even 35 years later, people still askhim about the changed course of history. Then: go after Blane. Whether you saw it for the first time 30 years ago or 30 hours ago, here are 17 insider facts about "Pretty In Pink" that may surprise you! That could be more motivation for Andie and Blane to pursue each other the fact that theyre being told they shouldnt.