This article is about the film. For the song of the same name by the Psychedelic Furs, see Pretty in Pink (song). For other uses, see Pretty in Pink (disambiguation).
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
Production company
Paramount Pictures[1]
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures[1]
Release dates
January 29, 1986 (1986-01-29) (Mann's Chinese Theatre)
February 28, 1986 (1986-02-28) (United States)
Running time
96 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$9 million[2]
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. A cult classic,[3][4] it is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film.
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.
^ ab"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.
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