| Pretty in Pink | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Howard Deutch |
| Written by | John Hughes |
| Produced by | Lauren Shuler |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
| Edited by | Richard Marks |
| Music by | Michael Gore |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 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.
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- ^ 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.