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    Pretty in Pink – Summary Pretty in Pink is essentially a love story about a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, the rich high school hunk who has his eye on her, and the peer pressure that threatens their budding romance. Molly Ringwald plays the character of Andie Walsh, an unpopular poor girl living in the shabbier side of town. Andrew McCarthy portrays the role of Blane McDonnagh, a wealthy heartthrob who asks her out to the prom. As their romance evolves, both characters struggle with

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    1. Pretty in Pink and Some Kind of Wonderful are two films both written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch. They depict themes similar to that of The Breakfast Club. Central themes such as class and popularity along with secondary themes of angst, love, self-discovery, fitting in, and the need to connect with others are prevalent throughout both of these films. Pretty in Pink is a prime example for the depiction of class and popularity. Its strong main characters, Andie and Blane, contrast

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    Asim Mushtaq En 102 Professor James Kenny Pretty in Pink Paper Majority is always precise: Analysis on two diverse conclusions “Pretty in Pink” by John Hughes is basically a love story about middle class girl who has a crush on a rich boy in her high school, they eventually start dating but due to society their relationship struggles. It’s a story about love versus social acceptance. The movie has two different versions of its endings due to unacceptance of the test audience in the 1980’s. A

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    down, you know she's right.” When you watch “ Pretty In Pink” by John Hughes a comedy, romance, and drama film taking place in the 80’s, where there are heartbreaks and reconciliations. The screenplay for the 1986 movie was written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch. A teenager Andie Walsh, Molly Ringwald, must choose between her childhood sweetheart Duckie, Jon Cryer, and a rich boy Blane McDonnagh, Andrew McCarthy. The film “ Pretty In Pink” won the BMI Film Music Award in 1987 a year

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    Social Outcast In Pretty and Pink, the director composes a movie centered on the life of a loner, Andie Walsh, and her struggle to develop a relationship with a rich boy, Blaine, in a different social class. She is best friends with Duckie, a quirky boy who has had a crush on her for the longest time, and Iona, the owner of the record store she frequently visits. She lives with her single father and constantly tries to get him to acquire a full-time job while she is at school. As the movie progresses

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    In Sixteen Candles and The breakfast club we see so much in common as well as differences present. These 2 John Hughes movies were a big hit in the Directors career, as well as Pretty in Pink but we are not discussing that movie. In these movies we see a lot of themes crossed over that are explored in many different ways. One of the main characters for both these movies was Molly Ringwald; we really showed and expressed these ideals of her characters perfectly. There were many themes that we can

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    Changes Nothing survives the span of time like coming of age and growing pains. It’s something every teen must endure to enter into the “real world” and claim their place in adult society. It doesn’t matter if one believes themselves to be upper class or lower class, popular or unpopular; every teen experiences the difficulty of growing up, and the struggle to triumph over high school. Though many try to rush this process some are in no hurry to join the ranks of adulthood and walk down the inevitable

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    The Breakfast Club Almost 150 years ago, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., expressed the following sage but sad observation in his book "The Professor at the Breakfast Table": Society is always trying in some way or other to grind us down to a single flat surface. Unfortunately, this is still true today. Last week I saw the movie "The Breakfast Club" written and directed by John Hughes which expressed a similar theme. Fortunately, youth of every age "are quite aware of what they are going through" and

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    NEW TREND SETTING WORLD WITH PINK PRETTY Trends in life style are gaining their importance and became a part in everyone's life .Trends in past may not fit to the present generation but it will be repeated in the future along with the new emerging trends existing at that time. New looks makes new life . Majority of people will have interest in getting new trends in their clothing and their costume design. Different dressing styles are followed depending on latest fashion. Change has became a cyclic

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    Pretty in Pink is teen cult film that was penned by the late John Hughes that came out in 1986. It stars the teen queen of 1980’s films Molly Ringwald, as Andie, an underprivileged high school senior who has a very distinct sense of style and a fiercely loyal sidekick known as Duckie (played by Jon Cryer). This film is a modern for its era take on the classic tale of Cinderella. Andie, quickly starts to fall for the wealthy and handsome Blaine, much to the heartbreak of Duckie, who while loyal as

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