Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
“ Blane's a pretty cool guy. Andie's pretty in pink. And Duckie's pretty crazy. ”
CINEMA1986-02-28
RegionUS
Runtime97 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Realist teen culture portrait”
Storyline
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone...
DIRECTOR / Director
Howard Deutch
KEYWORDS
high schooljealousybullyingoutcastcrushcliquefirst lovefashion designpeer pressuresocial differencesschool lifeabandoned by mother1980swealth differencesteenage angstrecord storehigh school prom
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