I never watched this movie in the 80's. Lol or ever tell now 2018 cause Amazon had it on sell. As an Amazon Prime customer, Roseanne better come back on Amazon. This movie is average, kinda like Empire Records in the 90's. I don't need to watch this movie again.

Directed by John Hughes, Pretty In Pink (1985) is a movie about an awkward intelligent female teenager (Molly Ringwald) who is colorful and on the outside of the fringe. From a distance she likes a rich likable preppie boy (Andrew McCarthy) who from a distance likes her. This creates the conflict and the goal of the movie, for these two characters to connect.Cameos such as Andrew Dice Clay who was at the time one of the most sought after comedians. Also there is Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa. Harry Dean Stanton as the father of Andie. John Cryer as Duckie. James Spader as the jackass rich turd. Annie Pots as Iona.Pretty In Pink is a movie that presents an outlandish version of kids from the 80's. The main characters in this movie are a collage of a variety of students in that era. There is a representation of almost all the clicks from my school, jocks, geeks, nerds, rockers, preppies.The most honest thing in the movie is the music store (Trax) with the records stapled to the ceiling. I used to hang out in a music store like this and even the characters who run the store are exactly like the people I knew in my store.I'm not sure if there is a connection, but in the Blues Brothers they were in a music store (with instruments) and Ray Charles shot at the kid as he tried to steal the guitar. Then in Hi Infidelity there is a scene with Jack Black & John Cusack and the kids stealing tapes.Overall it is a really good movie however it isn't perfect. There are a bunch of flaws and inconsistencies in the movie. I do not like the ending, it wasn't realistic. It was also flat. The kissing scene in the parking lot was lacking.Also - The sound track is amazing. The Psychedelic Furs, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, INXS, New Order, Suzanne Vega w/Joe Jackson, Echo & The Bunnymen and The Smiths show how John Hughes was really hip to the popular music at the time.

(Flash Review)Well, I did it. I finally finished off the Molly Ringwald 80's trifecta and the pinnacle of her career. Aren't you all envious. Hardy har! This movie hits hard on social classes. Quirky cute girl with a low economic status and a high class handsome dude have feeling for each other. How will they navigate the mockery and put downs of their usual clicks to keep their romance flourishing…or will they? Straight-forward story within 80's high school atmospheres and mix in another eclectic fellow with a crush on Ringwald (who actually does an amazing job with his role) and a dash of subtle tertiary plot point depth and there you have it. Check that off the list.

To preface: I love high school movies, feel-good movies, lightweight fluffers, and have a soft spot for several John Hughes movies.But on the 30th anniversary of this one, I was inspired to add my two cents - because apparently I am alone in my unbounded hatred for Pretty in Pink.Problem #1: every character in this movie is unlikeable. Andie is whiny, pouty, and while she's going for the "quirky" thing, her droning on and on about being an outsider is insufferable. Blane is obviously a jerk who has little going for him other than his computer skills. He certainly lacks a backbone. He also lacks a personality or any interests. Duckie is grating, obsessive, and like a bad case of eczema that you keep needing to scratch but it never goes away. All three of these main characters are superficial tropes of stereotypes. Yeah, sure, stereotypes are Hughes' forte (see The Breakfast Club, e.g.) but the stereotype thing doesn't work as well when they are all loathsome.Problem #2: And this is my biggest problem with the movie. Andie and Blane's relationship is devoid of any relationship. There is no real relationship here on which to build a romantic plot line. Their interactions are fleeting and, to the extent they have any real conversation, it is almost entirely Andie going on and on about how much she hates the preppie kids. They first interaction is by 80s computer - no real conversation. Blane stalks her in the record store. Not much real conversation. They go on a date and spend literally the whole date with Andie freaking out about his rich friends. She is petulant and unbearable. And every time I watch this movie, I cringe in wonderment that Blane ends the date emphatically telling her he really likes her and wants to make their relationship work. Based on what?? It makes absolutely no sense. If I recall, they hang out once or twice more - but certainly not at school. And then he bails on her. And then we're supposed to believe at the end that it was true love and they just didn't "believe" enough? Arghhh! Problem #3: Andie and Duckie. Everyone knows the story was originally written with Duckie getting Andie. Lots of commenters on here complain that it should have gone that direction. I say "ick". First, this movie was a different era, but if that character was written in 2016, he would have been the non-threatening gay best friend. He so lacks any charming sexual tension with Andie that it's impossible and almost gross to imagine them as a couple. Further, see above comments about how astoundingly annoying he is. Creepy, stalkerish, obsessive, interfering and rude. The only reason he belongs with Andie at the end is because they're both so unlikeable together.Problem #4: The dress. The dress. Why did she have to take that beautiful specimen of a 1950s prom, so perfect in its shape and features, and turn it into an unflattering potato sack? My mom used to give me old scraps of fabric to craft with when I was a little kid. With a pair of scissors and glue, we used to make Barbie dress sacks pretty much the same as Andie's dress. Horrible.I watch this movie about once a year because I'm a sucker. And every time, I spend the whole thing cringing and annoyed with this clunker.