Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Howard Deutch
Written by	John Hughes
Produced by	Lauren Shuler
Starring	Molly Ringwald; Harry Dean Stanton; Jon Cryer; Annie Potts; James Spader; Andrew McCarthy;
Cinematography	Tak Fujimoto
Edited by	Richard Marks
Music by	Michael Gore
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	January 29, 1986 (Mann's Chinese Theatre); February 28, 1986 (United States);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$9 million
Box office	$40.5 million (US)

Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. The film stars Molly Ringwald and Harry Dean Stanton alongside Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, and Andrew McCarthy. A cult classic,^[3]^[4] it is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film. The film follows high school senior Andie Walsh (Ringwald), and her relationships with her love interest Blane McDonnagh (McCarthy), her best friend Philip F. "Duckie" Dale (Cryer), and her father (Dean Stanton).

It was directed by Howard Deutch, produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, and written by John Hughes, who also served as co-executive producer. The film was named after a song by the Psychedelic Furs, and the film's soundtrack, which has been acclaimed as "among the most brilliant in modern cinema",^[5]^[6] features a re-recorded version of the song. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's "If You Leave" became an international hit and charted at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 1986.

Pretty in Pink premiered at Mann's Chinese Theatre on January 29, 1986, and was released theatrically in the United States on February 28. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Ringwald's performance, and grossed $40.5 million against a $9 million budget.^[7]

^ "Pretty in Pink". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ Box Office Information for Pretty in Pink. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine The Wrap. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
^ Falcone, Dana (February 28, 2016). "Pretty in Pink: Director Howard Deutch looks back on the famous ending 30 years later". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ Tan, Emily (February 29, 2016). "Rough Trade Goes Back to the '80s for Pretty in Pink's 30th Anniversary Party". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
^ Ostroff, Joshua (May 9, 2013). "Best Movie Soundtracks: The 15 Film Music Compilations That'll Change Your Life". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
^ "The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
^ "Pretty in Pink". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 22, 2025.

[afi-1] "Pretty in Pink". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[2] Box Office Information for Pretty in Pink. Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine The Wrap. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

[3] Falcone, Dana (February 28, 2016). "Pretty in Pink: Director Howard Deutch looks back on the famous ending 30 years later". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[4] Tan, Emily (February 29, 2016). "Rough Trade Goes Back to the '80s for Pretty in Pink's 30th Anniversary Party". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.

[thp-5] Ostroff, Joshua (May 9, 2013). "Best Movie Soundtracks: The 15 Film Music Compilations That'll Change Your Life". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[rs-6] "The 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.

[7] "Pretty in Pink". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 22, 2025.

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