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James Spader as Steff leans against a pink car, talking to a woman in a hat and skirt, in a scene from the film Pretty in Pink, with a school building in the background.
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Pretty in Pink

film by Deutch [1986]
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James Spader as Steff leans against a pink car, talking to a woman in a hat and skirt, in a scene from the film Pretty in Pink, with a school building in the background.
Pretty in Pink Actors (from left) James Spader and Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink (1986).

Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy film directed by Howard Deutch. The movie stars Molly Ringwald as Andie Walsh, a working-class girl who falls for a wealthy boy named Blane, played by Andrew McCarthy. The film explores themes of social class, teenage relationships, and self-discovery, common in the teen movies of the 1980s.123

The film was written by John Hughes, a prominent figure in 1980s teen cinema, and is considered part of the "Brat Pack" era, a group of young actors who frequently appeared in films of that period. Pretty in Pink gained particular attention for its ending, which was reshot after initial preview audiences disliked the original conclusion.23

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