Pretty in Pink
Summary
Among John Hughes ’ most pop teenager read-only storage - coms isPretty in Pink , which almost had a very dissimilar ( and potentially controversial ) ending , which Hughes later used in another motion picture . John Hughes is one of the most influential writers and filmmaker in the genre of teen movies and read-only memory - coms , with movies likeSixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , andFerris Bueller ’s Day Off . Hughes was the mind behind many successful movies from the 1980s and former 1990s , though he did n’t lead every picture show he wrote , as is the case forHome AloneandFlubber . Another popular movie often incorrectly credit Hughes as its film director isPretty Pink , directed by Howard Deutch and written by Hughes .
Pretty in Pinkis the story of Andie Walsh ( Molly Ringwald ) , a gamy schooltime aged living with her underemployed father in a Chicago suburb . As Andie is not a popular girl , she and her friends , among them her best friend Duckie ( John Cryer ) are often bullied by chesty “ richie ” and popular kid , such as Steff McKee ( James Spader ) . Andie ’s life-time take a turn when popular ( and “ richie ” ) boy Blane ( Andrew McCarthy ) asks her out , and they light for each other . somewhat in Pinkis now a cult classic , and its ending continue to spark some public debate among watcher – but Andie ’s fate was almost very different .
Pretty In Pink’s Original Ending Saw Duckie And Andie Getting Together
Pretty in Pink’s final cut sees Andie getting back with Blane
Andie ’s romance with Blane is n’t just a problem for them due to their unlike societal status and grouping at schooltime , but Duckie also makes it hard for Andie to full embrace her family relationship with Blaine . Duckie is n’t afraid to show his love life for Andie , even if she does n’t love him back the same way , and he ’s hurt when she initiate proceed out with Blane , as he ’s the type of person they had always criticized . Still , Duckie defend Andie when Steff junk her at school , and he forgather with her at the promenade after Andie and Blane ’s messy breakup .
Once at promenade , Duckie and Andie add up across Blane , who apologize to Andie after calling Steff out in front of everyone . As Blane leaves , Duckie concedes that he is n’t like the other “ richies ” and encourages Andy to go after him , chair to their balancing . Pretty in Pink , then , ends with Andie and Blane get back together , while Duckie dance with a girl at prom who shows interest in him . This ending was to begin with completely different , as Hughes contrive for Andie and Duckie to end up together , and Blane would n’t have apologized to Andie as he did in the net version .
According toLegends RevealedandTampa Bay Times , the original script forPretty in Pinksaw Andie and Duckie get at prom together and Andie conduct Duckie to the dance base . The two would have then started dancing without care what others said and think , and Blane and Steff would have been there to look out the scene . The last moment inPretty Pinkwould have been Andie and Duckie looking at each other and smiling , and as Duckie express joy , Andie would have squeezed him miserly and “ lift him off his feet ” . This ending was filmed , but examination audiences did n’t like ascertain Andie ending up with Duckie , and even after everything Blane did , they still preferred Andie and Blane together , so a new conclusion had to be filmed .
Pretty in Pinkis available to stream on Max .
John Hughes Wrote A Similar Ending For Some Kind Of Wonderful
Some Kind of Wonderful had a twist at the end
In 1987 , a yr afterPretty in Pinkwas let go , John Hughes and Howard Deutch teamed up again inSome Kind of Wonderful . Also a teen romantic drama film , Some Kind of Wonderfulfollows blue - collar Keith ( Eric Stoltz ) , who has a crush on popular girlfriend Amanda ( Lea Thompson ) , which does n’t allow him see that his best champion , Watts ( Mary Stuart Masterson ) , is in love with him . After Amanda let out up with her boyfriend , Keith necessitate her out , with Watts doing what she can to show him how much she get it on him . At the end ofSome Kind of Wonderful , Amanda clear that Keith and Watts have feelings for each other , and urges him to go after her .
Some form of Wonderfulends with Keith and Watts accepting their feelings for each other and kissing , with Keith giving her the diamond earrings he had originally bought for Amanda . Some variety of Wonderfulrepeats the “ nerdy character falls for popular character reference ” chemical formula ofPretty in Pink , but unlike Andie ’s tale , Some Kind of Wonderfulhad the nerdy guy choosing his loyal best friend over his pop crush and allowed Hughes to see a interchangeable ending to the originalPretty in Pinkone come up to life-time .
Some Kind Of Wonderful Didn’t Intentionally Use Pretty In Pink’s Ending
Although the end ofSome form of Wonderfulis often seen as a reply to the studio apartment change the original cease ofPretty in Pink , Hughes did n’t do so deliberately . In an interview withScreen Rant , Howard Deutch explain that Hughes had already written the hand ofSome Kind of WonderfulbeforePretty in Pinkfinished filming , but admitted that the former ’s closing is “ more in the feel ” of the original termination of the latter . Pretty in Pink ’s original ending would have for sure impacted its hearing and critical reception , but at leastSome Kind of Wonderfulwas able to show what could have been .
Sources : Legends Revealed , Tampa Bay Times .
