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Pretty in Pink (Special Collector's Edition) 
Actors : Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader
Director : Howard Deutch
Studio : Paramount
by Paramount
Brand : PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Release Date : 2006-08-29
Publisher : Paramount
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0097360421644
UPC : 097360421644
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 129 reviews)
List Price : $12.99
Our Price : $6.44
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Product Description |
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Teen sensations Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles The Breakfast Club) and Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo's Fire) drew raves for their starring performances in this hit love story by John Hughes (The Breakfast Club Ferris Bueller's Day Off).She's a high school girl from the wrong side of town. He's the wealthy heart-throb who asks her to the prom. But as fast as their romance builds it's threatened by the painful reality of peer pressure. A bittersweet story with an upbeat ending and a phenomenal rock score Pretty in Pink also stars Harry Dean Stanton Jon Cryer James Spader and Annie Potts.System Requirements:Running Time: 96 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097360421644 Manufacturer No: 042164 |
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The era of Molly Ringwald's profitable collaboration with writer-producer-director John Hughes (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club) was at its peak with this 1986 film (directed by Howard Deutch but in every sense part of the developing Hughes empire). Ringwald plays a high school girl on the budget side of the tracks, living with her warm and loving father (Harry Dean Stanton) and usually accompanied by her insecure best friend (Jon Cryer). When a wealthy but well-meaning boy (Andrew McCarthy) asks her out, her perspective is overturned and Cryer's character is threatened. As was the case in the mid-'80s, Hughes (who wrote the script and produced the film) brought his special feel for the cross-currents of adolescent life to this story. In its very commercial way, it is an honest, entertaining piece about growing pains. The attractive supporting cast (many of whom are much better known now) does a terrific job, and Ringwald and Cryer have excellent chemistry. --Tom Keogh |
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5 stars for item; 2 for more corporate scuminess |
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We saw this on the shelf at a Target a few weeks back. Save your money if you already have the collector's edition; this is just the old edition w/a CD of '80s music. |
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Molly's best John Hughes film. |
"Pretty in Pink" is one of my very favorite movies. John Hughes did a brilliant job with this film! He put Molly Ringwald with a brilliant cast that was amazing and he touched on the touchy subject of social class in High School very well.
(May Contain Spoilers)
Andie Walsh, (Molly Ringwald) lives with her unemployed father (Harry Dean Stanton) in the wrong side of town. Andie is a very headstrong girl who isn't very well liked with any of her peers exept her friend Jenna and Duckie Dale, (Jon Cryer) the boy next door that would do anything for her. She and Duckie are often made fun of by the popular kids, especially Steff, (James Spader). But one popular guy Blaine, (Andrew McCarthey) has been secretly lusting after Andie.
Andie works at Trax, a new wave music store with her older on the outside friend Iona, (Annie Potts) who advises Andie to go to her prom despite not having a date to enjoy it with. Blaine then comes in to buy an album and they talk briefly. In the computer lab next day at school, Andie realizes that she is falling for Blaine and vice versa. Blaine then breaks the social barrier to ask Andie out on a date, much to his buddy Steff's dismay. Andie's buddy Duckie doesn't approve either. Unfortunately, Andie and Blaine have to deal with the wrath of the student body for their relationship. Prom is coming up and the peer pressure suddenly gets to Blaine, leaving Andie dateless. Blaine decides to ignore all of his peers and goes back to Andie on prom night and after a little covincing from Duckie, Andie goes back to Blaine.
Molly Ringwald has great acting skills and it really shows in this movie. Jon Cryer really puts on a great performance as Duckie and Andrew McCarthy, Annie Potts, James Spader and Harry Dean Stanton do a fantastic job in their roles. The superb acting makes this movie a must see.
The "Everything's Duckie Edition" includes new interviews with the cast, a featurette about Molly and her work with John Hughes in the 80s, a featurette about the cast's prom stories and great archive footage from the making of the movie in 1985. The biggest flaw with this DVD is that the orignial ending where Andie and Duckie end up as a couple is not included. Instead, there is an interview on why the ending was cut. Other than that, Pretty in Pink fans should get this DVD. This great 80s film should not be missed!
Taylor Hodgkins, 6/24/08 |
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Pretty in Pink |
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Can't even watch it as it was made in Mexico it doesn't work in any DVD players. Would have been great if i've was told that before i bought it. |
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Goofy Plot, but Strong Cast & Characters Make This Teen Flick Memorable. |
I didn't see "Pretty and Pink" in the 1980s, but the film's enduring popularity motivated me to take a look 22 years hence. "Pretty in Pink" is part of John Hughes' oeuvre of '80s teen flicks, even though Hughes did not direct the film. Hughes wrote and produced; Howard Deutch makes his feature film debut directing. As was common with John Hughes films, the plot is simple and silly. The substance is supposed to be in the behavior. Unlike his other films, I think that Hughes achieved more with casting in "Pretty and Pink" than with dialogue or behavior, which accounts for its staying power. The film is a showcase of early work for a lot of big names.
The plot is lifted straight out of Cinderella. Andie (Molly Ringwald) is a barely working class high school senior with a terminally unemployed father (Harry Dean Stanton). She's responsible, ambitious, and doesn't let poverty stand between herself and a trendy wardrobe. She sews her own over-the-top '80s fashions. Andie's greatest wish is that dreamy rich boy Blane (Andrew McCarthy) will invite her to the prom, but the only rich boy who has paid her attention so far is Blane's rakish friend Steff (James Spader). Andie's eccentric friend since childhood, Duckie (Jon Cryer), pines after her, but seems destined to friend status.
"Pretty and Pink" doesn't resonate the way that many of John Hughes' teen movies did. I grew up poor and attended a rich high school, like Andie, but the way the characters interact in this movie doesn't ring true to me. It's a fairy tale. It's not a situation that people can relate to. The film's strength is its cast. Individually, the characters are appealing and interesting: Blane, the nice, handsome preppy. Steff, the licentious, handsome jerk. Annie Potts has a great role as Iona, Andie's colorful friend and employer. If the audience sympathizes with anyone, it is probably with Duckie, played to the hilt by Jon Cryer.
Molly Ringwald was well-suited to most of her teen roles, but I'm not enthusiastic about her in this part. Ironically, the film was written for Ringwald, but somehow I just do not buy it. Andie seems contrived, and her emotions fall flat for me. It's also disappointing to see teens played by older actors. Molly Ringwald was the only real teenager. James Spader must have been about 25. But this is a memorable cast, nonetheless. Andrew Dice Clay has a cameo, and you can catch Gina Gershon, Dweezil Zappa, and Kristy Swanson in non-speaking roles. Cinematography is by the talented Tak Fujimoto. "Pretty in Pink" is fun, but you'll be thinking about the iconic characters and ignoring everything else.
The DVD (Paramount 2006): The "Everything's Duckie Edition" is loaded with 8 featurettes, a Photo Gallery, and a feature commentary. Most of the featurettes include "then and now" interviews, taking footage from interviews with cast and crew in 1985 and in 2006. John Hughes is the only one not featured in any contemporary interviews. "The First Time: The Making of Pretty in Pink" (13 min) interviews director Howard Deutch, John Hughes, producer Lauren Shuler, and the cast about making the movie, the music, novice directorial mistakes, and the photography. "Zoids and Richies" (19 min) interviews cast and crew about characters and includes interesting stuff about casting. "Prom Queen: All About Molly" (13 min) interviews Molly Ringwald et al about the character of Andie, her situation, her crush, etc.
"Volcanic Ensembles" (9 min) interviews costume designer Marilyn Vance and actors about the wardrobes. In "Prom Stories" (3 min), some cast and crew talk about their proms. "Favorite Scenes" (20 min) replays 8 memorable scenes from the movie followed by comments from the cast. "The Lost Dance: The Original Ending" (12 min) is about how and why the film's ending was changed. In "Wrap Up: Epilogue" (7 min), cast and crew comment on the film's enduring popularity. The commentary by director Howard Deutch is not constant but discusses the characters, interacting with the actors, John Hughes' role, themes, staging, editing, production design, and some other technical details. Subtitles are available in English for the film. Dubbing available in French. |
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Warm Cinderella tale |
Andie Walsh (Molly Ringwald)is a kid from the wrong side of the tracks .She is however self-confident,pretty and stylish ,making her own clothes and cajoling her widower father Jack (Harry Dean Stanton)into looking foe work .He is still deep in mourning for his wife's death ,Andie is a good student and works part time in a record store .She is however having a tough time -the "ugly sister" types being the well to do female students who pick on her and her friends.She is also the target of the boorish advances of the preening rick kid Steff Mckee (James Spader).Andie is adored by the geeky "Duckie",more properly known as Phil Dale (Jon Cryer) who is quite willing to announce to her Dad that he wishes to marry her but who never asks here to the prom ,an event avoided by the poorer kids in the school.
Enter rich kid Blaine (Andrew McCarthy ,not as snobbish as the others in his set and who woos Andie, a process not without its ups and downs and which divides him from his friends especially McKee .The theme of money and class runs through this movie very clearly and helps make the movie less sugary than it might otherwise have been .
The performances are good especially from Stanton who brings a welcome touch os astringency to the role .The John Hughes script is fine and Howard Deutch directs expertly aided by a well chosen 80's soundtrack(which I did not like as it is not my musical thing but it does suit the movie well and that is the prime consideration ,surely)
Nice Cinderella themmed movie amd above average for the high school genre
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