When officially approached for the role, she happily accepted. While John Hughes wrote the film for Molly Ringwald, Paramount wanted a higher-profile actress for the role of Andie, specifically Jennifer Beals of Flashdance. Luckily she turned down the part, because both John Hughes and Howard Deutch wanted Ringwald. What’s not to love about Pretty in Pink?! The fashion, the soundtrack, the set design. While John Hughes wrote the screenplay, the movie’s director was Howard Deutch (who also directed Some Kind of Wonderful). Today’s post is dedicated to the 1986 film Pretty in Pink starring Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer and Andrew McCarthy.
