Hey Toronto! The Twitch-presented tour of 1980's teen films continues tonight at the TIFF Bell Lightbox with a screening of the John Hughes written and produced Pretty In Pink.
One of the best of the Hughes bunch (though he handed directing duties to his go-to substitute Howard Deutch), Pretty in Pink stars Molly Ringwald as Andie, a blue-collar girl with a unique fashion sense who falls hard for upper-class, feathery-haired, linen blazer-wearing heartthrob Blane (Andrew McCarthy), much to the dismay of her childhood friend Duckie (Jon Cryer), who has been in love with her for years. Featuring a fantastic soundtrack--including the title track by the Psychedelic Furs and songs by Echo and the Bunnymen, The Smiths and New Order--and great supporting turns by Harry Dean Stanton (as Ringwald's good-natured deadbeat dad) and James Spader (as the most insufferable of all insufferable yuppie *******s), Pretty in Pink is an affecting portrait of young lovers struggling against class boundaries.
The soundtrack is every bit as amazing as it ever was, so come on out and see it on the big screen! Screening starts at 9pm at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, on the corner of King and John.
Thanks for posting. I should watch the movie tonight. However, Andrew tweeted 5 hours ago that he is heading to Sudan. I guess he will spend his b'day in Sudan this time. (I could not access Twitter some reason today. Sandy, thanks for your tweetings.)
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