PRETTY IN PINK has some BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS! (Movie Reaction)

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Pretty in Pink is a really nice movie in a lot of ways. Admittedly, we had fairly strong reactions to the love interests in this movie and we didn't love some of the behaviour. But, it is a movie that we're really glad we finally got to do a commentary and reaction video for because of the multi faceted characters and beautiful story telling from John Hughes!
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[@EstherFromTheEther]

I love that the dad isn’t a deadbeat but the movie just shows how a parent not being able to cope with things affects the child, but they also don’t reprimand the father for it because he’s only human…. Just such a good movie

[@caseyh8386]

Totally agree. Her relationship with her dad is the most emotionally real and complex one in the whole film. The scene where she asks him why he can't just forget her mum breaks my heart x

[@trinaq]

Precisely, I love how Jack is depicted as a loving, albeit, distant parent, and Andie is the one who is taking care of him, not vice versa. The scene where Andie snaps at him to get over being abandoned by his wife a decade prior always gives me chills. Molly Ringwald deserved a better, more high profile, career.

[@made-line7627]

@@trinaq I know. I think the last time I saw her in something was Not Another Teen Movie, where she played herself

[@jostockton.]

I wish single moms got that respect too

[@jostockton.]

@@trinaq ... You love that child is doing her dad's job and parenting the parent?

[@d-1381]

BTW originally she ended with Duckie. But the test audience hated it so they changed the ending. Might explain why they made Blane boring, they weren't supposed to be endgame.

[@CheerUp2]

Oh dang that makes sense.

[@shivareewaltz]

Duckie and Andy also ended up together in the book. I don't know if it was adapted from the script into a novel or the other way around.

[@rhymernovak2123]

This was because originally Duckie was going to be played by Robert Downey Jr, who had a lot more chemistry and charisma with Andy, and was a much more sympathetic character that made more sense. Cryer just couldn't carry the subtleties of the part well enough to make the ending work.

[@corvus1374]

@@rhymernovak2123 They were also going to cast Charlie Sheen as Blaine, but Molly Ringwald convinced them to cast Andrew McCarthy.

[@itsonlysound]

Yeah, Blane was kind of boring, but Duckie was awful for the most part too so I get why test audiences hated him. I certainly did. Classic 'nice guy' who acts like garbage when the object of his affections dares to reject him.

[@madebycoffee]

I've seen 16 Candles and Pretty in Pink but I'm starting to realize that I've turned them into one movie in my head 😂 All I remember about this movie is that I despised Andie's prom dress..... And I still do 😂😂

[@arkikali5632]

That dress was hideous. LOL

[@allisonhouston7059]

Same lmao I got excited thinking this was 16 candles lmao

[@nineveha]

Same! I had this 16 candles and breakfast club all mixed up as one movie.

[@lucysrz3496]

the fact that was supposed to be THE dress and it turned out so ugly lmao

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

LOL, agreed! But it was on point for the time. 80’s fashion is a train wreck we love to watch!

[@trinaq]

I adore this movie, but always felt that Andie would have been better off with neither Blaine or Duckie. James Spader also stole the movie as the slimy Steff!

[@neydaa_]

Yessss!!!!! I had the same reaction as they did when Andie and Blaine got together at the end like ehhh lol I wanted more for her

[@caseyh8386]

Oo yes! That's actually a better ending than I was thinking of x

[@itsonlysound]

To be fair, it is high school so they probably broke up 2 weeks after they kissed.

[@jmcb00]

I agree it would have been so better if she just didn't pick anyone and then rocked the prom by herself

[@fayesouthall6604]

Steff wanted Andi too.

[@silverfoxjxt1532]

36:23 I would die for that man too, how can you leave such a good man who loves his daughter and always wants the best for her, plus he alway be speaking fax

[@anniethenonnymouse]

This is my favorite Molly Ringwald movie. Her character is the kind of empowered young woman with fabulous style that I aspired to be. Duckie is a very relatable character-- desperate, but genuine. He just hasn't grown into his paws yet, as the old-timers used to say. Annie Potts is a hidden gem-- so gorgeous, so versatile, so funny. I like her transformation in this movie. The story is timeless & the music still bops... It's a lovely modern fairytale :) Great reaction, Budz!

[@melissaisloud7404]

Annie Potts is ageless. She still looks absolutely amazing. She plays MeeMaw on YOUNG SHELDON currently.

[@taerdrop]

Janine from Ghostbusters!!

[@erinhaury5773]

She was 34 when she was in 'Pretty in Pink', and they're right: she looked 25. Absolutely ageless beauty.

[@Ivy94F]

@@taerdrop Or Mary Joe Shively from Designing Women.

[@marineromoney5294]

“Serving up LERKS” HSJJSKSKS

[@RagingRaven88]

Even though John Hughes movies are kind of problematic the soundtracks and the fashion are always on point.

[@mewesquirrel6720]

Problematic? They do a heck of a good job with teens talking like teens

[@alexismercado2871]

How is it problematic??

[@Bonobanos]

@@alexismercado2871 racist stereotypes mostly, there have also been comments from parents of the teen actors who believed he sometimes crossed appropriate boundaries with their daughters

[@sammiec2593]

I mean problematic now yes... but relevant to the time frame. The context in which these kids grew up in is what makes his movies so heartfelt and created connection. He really had his hand on pulse of the teenage experience, and it transcends the decade. Yes the stereotypes, sexist behavior, borderline abusive behavior towards women and lack of representation is problematic from a current lens. But you have to keep in mind the context of the time that these movies were made. Doesn't make them right, but definitely doesn't take away from the social impact these movies had on the generation it was aimed towards and the few who came after. He basically created a genre that is utilized to this day.

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

@@sammiec2593 Correct, and in fact, it’s important to watch movies like this to see where we were and remember that what we see now was progressive for the time, and what see see as progressive today will one day be seen as regressive. We don’t make progress if we piss on the past while ignoring that the present also has a long ways to go. Hughes did s a great job capturing how these mindsets were just normal at the time, and literally were progressive. Progress isn’t only the finish line. It’s the process.

[@berylwheaten9385]

"Ridiculous shit. Left. Right. Center." I need that on a t-shirt 🤣😂🤣

[@bethannprather1462]

Right? That was friggin funny 😂

[@berylwheaten9385]

@@bethannprather1462 It was! 🤣😂🤣 That's why I need a shirt with that statement 🤣

[@bethannprather1462]

@@berylwheaten9385 agreed! We need this as merch guys 😂😂😂

[@catalinaguerra1562]

This and most John Hughes's movies inspired most of my fashion choices from 15-19. I can confirm that I thought I looked cooler than I actually did 😅😂

[@bethannprather1462]

Haha! Same here 😂😂

[@jostockton.]

If you looked like Molly, you absolutely looked cool 💗😄

[@Coastpsych_fi99]

You would have been so cool

[@carnith-]

I ADORE this movie but hate it at the same time lmao...! For me, in Duckie's defense but not excusing his actions, I think that having been friends for 8 years helped with their conflict towards the end in that certain things friends know when to let go of it for the moment(like the prom scene where he didn't apologize with words, but he showed up for her regardless and still supported her choosing Blane). I like to think that they talked after at some point about the isolated argument but not Ducks feelings for her cause he's moving on and it doesn't make sense for them as close friends to keep him in that shadow. While he was a verY clingy nice-guy-esque friend, his decisions come from a good place just not the maturest form. She knows he's having a hard time moving on and doesn't enable him but at the end of the day they are each other's comfort. Platonically. lol. I LOVE your guys' reactions, it feels like a lil film-buff get together hehe

[@gabrielleduplessis7388]

I agree with all of this. While I did want them together in the future, I understand your critique. I even liked how he talked to her father first to get some perspective and do agree that many of his rants to Andie came out as more of concern for her than just “you should be with me”, but passive aggressiveness comes out the wrong way and you say the wrong things. Not justifying it, but can relate to that feeling sometimes.

[@victoriamartinez1211]

Also, the end is definitely controversial. I personally love it. Andie loved Duckie platonically, pairing them together at the very last minute wouldn't have made sense. Blane is a realistic choice :)

[@salexo9]

True. Also, Duckie was a 'Nice Guy'TM and a bit creepy.

[@wonderlust1308]

Would’ve been a cop out ending for me personally. I hate it when the protagonist ends up with the friend at the end; it’s boring to me and predictable. A lot of movies do it and it’s like it’s saying “hey fellas if you keep persisting you’ll get the girl, you know the one who sees you as a friend, well you’ll get her eventually in the end!” Like no I wanna see the girl get with the guy that she has a crush on! I want media to show that guys and girls can just be friends. Yeah thanks for my TED Talk moment haha

[@funsalmon]

@@salexo9 Yes, this, Duckie is low key the worst

[@marianne5055]

@@wonderlust1308 Especially since she shows zero hint throughout the movie that she likes him. If anything she looks annoyed by him 24/7.

[@sexysadie2901]

@@salexo9 Not creepy at all.

[@smalltiddypunkgf]

i remember my friends and i getting into a late night argument when we were like, twelve, over the ending of this movie. i always thought blaine was better, but now i... really think she shouldn't have ended up with any of them. excellent content as always, fellas !!!

[@bethanythatsme]

Watching y'all predict all the bizzaro behavior from the dudes who are attempting to get close Andie is excellent. Thank you for another fun upload.

[@lbierman21]

"Duckie? More like Fuckie." The best observational line about his character ever.

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Andie showed that you don’t have to settle for confident guys, but you can find a mature man who is better than either Stef, Duckie or Blaine. The Dad is the most real wholesome person in the whole film.

[@karupe9982]

Can we talk about how everyone is fab/good looking in this movie? 80s clothes and style are my LOOOOOOVE. As the budz themselves stated 1:56

[@victoriaodegaard1]

You know what Andrew McCarthy movie is a trip? Mannequin. I wouldn't say it's a critical hit or traditionally good but it's a guilty pleasure movie of mine

[@celinhabr1]

Gotta watch "Some Kind Of Wonderful" after this one, John Hughes made because of this one. The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller's day off, please!

[@86forever]

Yes!!!! ABsolutely!!! ALL THESE .......... and i'd love to see their reaction to "Can't Buy Me Love" w/ McDreamy .... it's kinda suspect the whole "Can I buy you to date me" but he's not really a slimy character and he has a full character development by the end of the movie ? :)

[@thegingergyrl455]

Andy reminds me of why I will never miss high school.

[@marisol5136]

12:13 "they'll make you go faster" you made me spill my drink lmao

[@celineeda]

I can recommend "Some kind of wonderful" (1987) the director is the same as in "Pretty in pink". It's one of my favorite teen romcom movies. I love the tomboy female lead Watts and it's just overall very good!

[@henninggirl261]

Harry Dean Stanton is the dad and was a wonderful actor. He’s in so many cool films, “The Last Temptation of Christ”, “Alien”, and “Escape from New York”.

[@bethannprather1462]

Have you seen him in "Duel"? Really good, but little known movie

[@lurategh]

He also made a cameo in the first Avengers as the security guard who told Bruce after he fell from the sky, “Son, you’ve got a condition.”

[@sarahwhite4906]

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and Twin Peaks: The Return", as well! He's a remarkable actor.

[@bethannprather1462]

@@BlackavarWD exactly. That's why I said it that way. There's lots of "young-uns" on here 😂😂

[@sexysadie2901]

@@bethannprather1462 He wasn't in Duel.

[@meredithtaylorammons9437]

I used to love this movie when I was about 16. At 22, I realize the only one worth rooting for is Annie Potts.

[@MsNanceePants]

And the dad!

[@darth_kal-el]

Well you have issues if you think that.

[@Goldeneyesluvsjasper]

@@darth_kal-el in what sense?

[@jostockton.]

And Andie of course

[@livia9894]

it's so satisfying when they say movie budz in sync idk why

[@lauren3054]

Wow I remember really liking Duckie when I was like 15 watching this movie, but damn as an adult he is quite a bit more annoying. Dude's got a good personality (and style ofc), but his behaviour and desperation really take away from that. At least he shows a little bit of growth by the end - as you said, "the Duckie we knew you could be" lol Also, I don't remember the dad being as great of a character as he was, but wow what a guy

[@lbierman21]

The movie that made me crush on James Spader and his velvety voice

[@margaretbrennandejesus1816]

omg ive never been early before i love you guys so much!! pls dont stop making videos you guys are my sole entertainment this quarantine

[@themoviebudz1988]

Thanks so much! We’ll do our best 😊 - Sam

[@hikaru78-]

IN what country, you are still in quarantine ?

[@corvus1374]

@@hikaru78- The United States.

[@hikaru78-]

@@corvus1374 In every states ?

[@corvus1374]

@@hikaru78- No, but in some. California reopens on June 15th.

[@choney1168]

You guys have to watch “to all the boys I’ve loved before”

[@tova9229]

Yay! Another video, this day just keeps getting better. :) Also yeah, don't hit on people at work. Customer service is bad enough without having strangers hitting on you as you're just trying to get through the day. Since covid I've worked at a call center, and christ the amount of lonely men hitting on a disembodied voice over the phone who helped them with their invoices is insane. Like, I'm not gonna drive to another town to have coffee with a customer, weirdo. And you can't even get upset with them, because customer service ... Anyway, rant over. As always, a fantastic video. Your commentaries are fun to listen to, and you both seem to have good moral/ethical values. Keep up the amazing work. Looking forward to your next video

[@bethanythatsme]

I've been a barista & bartender for a million years. I completely stand with @Tova , no hitting on people at work.

[@dianem8544]

I really think that people who come on to the barista/bartender/customer service actively choose not to factor in that 1) the baristas/bartenders are required to be nice and 2) they can't just nope out if things get weird. You guys deserve better.

[@katpeabee]

The song at the prom is If You Leave by OMD. It was HUGE in the 80s (I was a kid, but it was a great decade for music). This was my favourite reaction so far from you two! I'd love to see you do Say Anything, another classic 80s teen movie.

[@janleonard3101]

I was an 80s teen and it was the best decade for music and the worst for fashion. 😆 I also requested Say Anything which I think is the best 80s teen romance, and possibly the best one overall. Fingers crossed they do it - I can't believe nobody else has!

[@nikkio.9990]

I was a kid in the 80s with an teen sibling, it was indeed an incredible decade for music.

[@KaelynWuzHere]

You guys reacting to every movie i loved from my teenage girl years is WONDERFUL

[@kblixt]

Check out Some Kind of Wonderful (also from Hughes) from 1987 which is basically a redo of PIP, but MUCH better in my opinion!

[@Bran_Dy6]

Fun fact, did you notice Duckie ended up with the original Buffy (Kristy Swanson) from the motion picture Buffy the Vampire Slayer? I love Duckie! Sorry, so not sorry. 😂 And I will always love that prom dress!!!!!

[@paulamoya7956]

Im the same age as Molly Ringwald. These Movies meant sooo damn much to me . Still do. I drove a car just like hers .. Karman Ghia . It was all to similar to my life

[@jmcb00]

Fun fact Molly ringwald heard the song pretty in Pink by the psychedelic furs and they decided the name to film after it. So the song came first

[@emmaothorell]

You know what's more heartbreaking than your friend not being in love with you, Duckie? Finding out that your life-long friend has only stuck around and been nice to you bc he wanted to get in your pants

[@suncore598]

Andi's dad is such a sweetheart. I don't know what his wife was thinking leaving him along with her daughter.

[@danieladifoggia9019]

James Spader Is so good at acting, i've always said that. In this movie you really want to punch his character in the balls.

[@yugen8195]

omg yes!! A Molly Ringwald film! pls do “The breakfast club” or “For Keeps” eventually , I never really see anyone talk about “For Keeps” which is about teen pregnancy and I would love to hear your commentary on it.

[@kerrissedai6857]

I thought I was the only one who loved For Keeps!! Randall Batinkoff could get it.

[@AngieHines]

I would add Betsy's Wedding great cast.

[@miaborges3674]

YESSS 'For Keeps' is truly underrated ✨

[@AngieHines]

@@kerrissedai6857 Oh no I ❤ that movie It's a good comedy. And yeah Randall B most definitely could.😆

[@nehankhan1584]

And sixteen candles!!

[@MADEbySOUL]

Steph to this day sounds like an 80 year old, 4 times divorced, "bachelor" who yells at his secretary to fix his mistake. I don't need a sequel to see how he turned out.

[@rebecky5ever]

That pink dress she wore wasn't supposed to look like that at all. In an interview the actress said she was tired from shooting and greenlit that one design when she was half-asleep.

[@louisa1878]

Holy fuck. Yes. This is my favourite 80s movie!

[@themoviebudz1988]

It’s a good one 😊 - Sam

[@arkikali5632]

Loved y'all's reaction. But holy God, I have always and will always hate Andi's dress. It's like a pink sack hanging on her. Ducky got aaaaallll the prom style.

[@janleonard3101]

It was the 80s, you had to be there. 😂 But the shoulder pads, neon colors and big hair can go.

[@celinahatton2653]

@@janleonard3101 I was there, and that dress was awful, even then. She looked like her 40 year old mother dressed her according to what middle aged suburban housewives thought was Trendy for teens.

[@arkikali5632]

@@janleonard3101 Oh, I was there. That dress was still horrible.

[@arkikali5632]

@@celinahatton2653 Yes. That dress was AWFUL. First time I saw that movie, I was all excited to see it, and then thought, "Wait, what?" I loved the neckline / details, but after that, no. It was completely shapeless. No drape. Nada.

[@charlikennedy5004]

I loved the original dress, hated what she did to it

[@Amanda-0987]

The ‘Oh no, they’re friends? Eeewww’ killed me!

[@JennEn91]

Just paused at 12:25, Tina Turner had a life movie. "What's love got to do with it?" It's insane what she went through. And how she came out of it. I recommend it!

[@sarahwhite4906]

"Can't Buy Me Love" is worth a watch for '80's nostalgia. Albeit Southwestern-specific '80's.

[@jonevan580]

So interesting to see this movie reviewed through the eyes of a younger generation. I remember seeing this film as a kid in the 80s and I loved Duckie and loved the relationship with Andie that was depicted (I mean it was fucked up but I felt empathy for both of them). It always read to me as though Duckie was gay and just wasn't able to accept it. He had focussed all his attentions on his best friend Andie so he didn't't have to face his truth. Over the years many film reviewers have commented on Duckie being a coded gay character (there's no way you could have had a gay character in a mainstream film in the 80s) and fairly recently Molly Ringwald has said that was how she read Duckies character. John Cryer however disagreed and said he saw Duckie as just an effeminate male teen who had a hard time fitting in. The story line of a gay teen hiding from his feelings by falling in love (as much as he can) with his best girl friend, is certainly one experienced by many gay teens that's for sure. Anyways I think the costume department did a great job with this film and personally I think Duckies style is pretty damn fine.

[@davidpuerto1619]

Iona was played by Annie Potts who also played Janine in the Ghostbusters movies.

[@Hanananah137]

Truly the only appropriate reaction to try a little tenderness is the duck man dance

[@klwide3]

You should watch Some Kind Of Wonderful - it’s by the same writer and has some of the character growth you found missing from Pretty in Pink

[@cherrylattimore99]

Thanks for doing this one Budz!! Man, this movie brings back memories. James Spader as his douchiest creep ever sets him up for a whole career in douchy characters. Annie Potts in this movie is who i wanted to be when i grew up. (her wardrobe was off the charts and what's cooler than owning your own vinyl shop?) (And yes as Sam quessed the bouncer at the club is Andrew Dice Clay - a very controversial comedien) (of the molly ringwald John hughes movies breakfast club is the best inmo (the quotes from it became just part of our usual vernacular), then this one than 16 candles (of the three it doesn't age as well) As probably one of your oldest members i remember these movies clearly through my generations filter of living it and i really appreciate watching theem through your younger eyes with your modern sense of ideals (it's nice to thing in some ways we've made some progress - it's slow but it's still progress)

[@ma-ri-ko]

Molly Ringwald actually wrote a piece for the New Yorker about her relationship with John Hughes that y'all might find interesting. she talks about watching the Breakfast Club with her daughter, catching up with an actress who was in a questionable scene in Sixteen Candles, and how she perceived John in the 80's contrasting with some posthumous discoveries about his character and past work. also, i am delighted every time i am reminded of the existence of Dweezil and Moon Unit Zappa

[@MsNanceePants]

"Steff spelled S-t-e-fuckhead." 🤣🤣 Accurate.

[@BlackavarWD]

10:10 It's not texting... It's INSTANT MESSAGING! (that's what we called it)

[@XenoTUF]

😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I'm dying, "why is your thumb in there?" 🤣😳😳

[@darth_kal-el]

Annie Potts was born in 1952. This movie was filmed in 1985. She would have been roughly 32 when this was filmed.

[@Summer-sc1ph]

Man, I haven't seen this since I was like 12 or something and back then I felt so bad for duckie. I thought he just cared about her so much and she kinda blew him off. But as an adult? *Shudder* duckie is a massive creep.

[@cee3poh888]

The closest I've been to seeing this movie is watching Not Another Teen Movie 😂😂 i finally understand!! Lol

[@Kiraiko44]

If I could time travel and like wasn't allowed to actually interfere with anything just exist and enjoy the vibe/aesthetic, I would go back to the 80s. And like don't get me wrong, I know it wasn't all like in the movies, I was born at the tail end of them and have vague memories of the times and have seen a lot of pictures. But I also know that sometimes it really WAS that outrageous and that'd be something to see and I would love to just dress that outrageously and blend in lmao but this movie is probably my favorite John Hughes movie. Still has its problems, but the relationship between Andi and her dad really hits home for me. I had an emotionally damaged parent that I often felt I had to parent and remember begging to let go of the thing that had happened and was always driving a wedge between us. Unfortunately for me though, my parent couldn't let things go. But that's why we love movies!

[@liannemorgan5797]

Had the biggest crush on Gina Gershon growing up, she only has a small extra part in this but she's amazing in everything

[@spangelicious837]

I haven't seen this since the early 90s and forgot all of it, lol. It was a constant stream of "omg *that* actor's in this?" 🤣

[@angelicasolis5100]

It's funny how (some) nowadays films try to be this iconic and fail, the 80s really got away with so many things I absolutely love it!

[@avariewells5]

Please watch Some Kind of Wonderful. It’s like a reversed Pretty In Pink. I love it!! You’ll like the best friend a lot better!!

[@michelef3398]

Id love to see you guys watch “pump up the volume” with Christian Slater. Great soundtrack and such an underrated movie.

[@melissajanemoore8869]

Neither of them apologises, but Duckie shows up for her, whereas not only does Blane not apologise, he actually blames Andy. I didn't want her to end up with either of them

[@kassandrajeffery7035]

I agree with other comments: BOTH dresses looked amazing, and her dad did such a good job in buying the one he got her... I'd wear it! I get that she had to remake them into one, since her thing is design and making clothes and I like what she did with the chest/neck pieces... but I still prefer the original dresses haha

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

"Why is your thumb in there?" 😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@secretbummerzz]

I prefer Pretty in Pink over Sixteen Candles or Breakfast Club constantly. I feel like it's the better of the three.

[@paulamoya7956]

This is how it was in the 80’s ! They aren’t lying.

[@paulamoya7956]

Facts…. I’m the same age as Molly Ringwald. This is how it was in the 80’s. I saw this movie the night it was released my Senior year . The Best

[@celinahatton2653]

I'm glad you made a comment about Duckie's living situation. So many people don't seem to notice. I think it's there to point out that Andy only thinks she is poor because she is comparing herself to the very wealthy kids at her school. She has a nice house. It may have a basic kitchen, but she has a nice room, she has a car, she has her own phone in her room, she has enough stuff in the fridge that she can just go and grab stuff when she has a friend over. Duckie has a bicycle and a mattress on the floor. I'm not blaming her, because she's a teen, but I think it's a good part of the story.

[@afry6400]

I think it might have been a US thing. As someone who was a teenager in the 80s in the states I can tell you that for most it really was a lot about what the peers thought. Most teens of the time really didn't give a flying fig what the parents thought. Heck, a lot of teens dated sometimes just to tick off the parents. As a movie suggestion, Some Kind Of Wonderful ran the same grain as this one, might be worth a looksee.

[@deadinside8781]

The looks in the 80's must have been pretty epic. Thankfully these movies exist so I can see.

[@jostockton.]

That's absolutely not just a US thing lol

[@brittanybatiste7373]

To see Tina Turner's awesome triumph, you guys should watch "What's Love Got To Do With It". It's a biopic drama about her life.

[@butterflyjessica1]

Oh yeah, a must!

[@arielcheyenne1853]

If this was a 90's flick "the Dice man" would have made a bet he could get Andy to fall in love with him but she would have fallen for Dice instead or go ahead with Duckie but after she found out, big redemption gesture at prom etc.

[@nealm6764]

There was just zero chemistry between the leads. You guys nailed that. Their entire reason to be together seemed to be because no one wanted them to be together. "Let's show them!"

[@fozzycraiglai9344]

The original ending was her getting together with Ducky but John Hughes didn't want to send the message that a rich kid and a poor kid can't be together.

[@jenniferkoster1942]

I’m 53 and John Hugh’s movies were a staple of GenX’s teen years. I was into the punk scene and therefore I did not dress or look like any of my classmates and there weren’t too many of us in my school that were like that so we did stand out and we were huge targets. Most of the kids were a bunch of lemmings. There was no such thing as an anti bullying policy ( I had teachers that bullied me for the way I looked), there were no sexual harassment policies, you just dealt with the best way you could, and so on.

[@thedernboy]

I hope Breakfast Club is next?!!??

[@themoviebudz1988]

It’s not, but it’ll be up soonish 😊 - Sam

[@thedernboy]

@@themoviebudz1988 that works too! I'm excited either way I'm really glad I found ur channel!!

[@taerdrop]

St.Elmo's Fire would be curious.

[@7Angiita]

That dad is the best character

[@ShotofTea]

I was so mad at Andie going back to Blaine after he gaslit her at prom saying how she didn’t believe in him. Come on now. One of my favorite films. Thank you!

[@doperagu8471]

I love it when you guys say the same things unintentionally at the exact same time. Best (movie) budz vibes for sure ❤️

[@ENDTIMEsVideoLibrary]

You guys would have a Blast with "Less Than Zero"!! Andrew McCarthy, Jamie Gertz, Robert Downey Jr.. What happens to 3 Beverly Hills Highschool rich kid best friends after graduation.. It's a really awesome and powerful late 80s flick.

[@logicdiary3179]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. I love the brat pack movies of the 80s; as a child of the 90s being raised on 70s culture through the influence of my step-dad who thought I was "old enough" for movies like these when I was a very young kid.

[@saami9606]

I LOVE THIS FILM!! only watched this the first time a few weeks back

[@trinaq]

Me too, it's one of my favourite 80's flicks of all time! ❤️

[@sexysadie2901]

"What's a Dweezil Zappa?"🤣🤣🤣

[@CatotheE]

55:35 Make amends for what? He was a bit annoying with his unrequited crush and he was rude to her about Blaine, but he wasn't entirely wrong. Blaines friends did trash her and Blaine didn't really push back against it.

[@rachelreii5952]

"don't waste time on someone you aren't interested in" facts

[@cortezthomas5446]

Omg you guys should definitely react to the Tina Turner movie "Whats Love got to do with it"

[@rupphirestar3504]

yeah i would love that too but they probably won't considering its such a heavy movie..

[@daniellegodwin6127]

Didn't know Molly Ringwald was so lazy, throwing the sunglasses over yonder instead of putting them back on the rack 🤣

[@lindseystein9676]

I love this movie, but I can’t watch it anymore without thinking of Not Another Teen Movie.

[@hopelessromantic131]

This movie, among other 80's movies is why I love Otis Redding's music so much. My mom showed me all of these growing up and they almost never fail to play a song or two of his. Duckie being terrible or not, that "try A Little Tenderness" scene lives rent free in my head.

[@daniellegodwin6127]

I discovered first time reactions to movies on here a year ago, then I discovered it wasn't just movies, it could be first time reactions to ANYTHING! I love it.

[@sheilatorres5312]

This commentary was so much fuuuuun!! Thank you guys I had such a great time

[@nikkio.9990]

My sister graduated highschool in 86, yes smoking in school was a thing. The courtyard in the highschool was designed for smoking. T'was a different time for sure!

[@CrisaMV]

I'm such a fan of you two! Your reactions are more than y'all just making expressions, lol! The commentary is so thoughtful and smart. 👏🏽 Anxious for more and more! 🖤🤘🏽

[@aliciasavage6801]

Had such a crush on Andrew McCarthy when I was little. Definitely not an "average guy"

[@made-line7627]

There's definitely something sexy about him haha. His lips certainly don't *look* strong, though.

[@stephm.3407]

It's always so interesting to watch the younger generations experience movies from the 80s & 90s. As a Gen Xer, so much that was just normal for us, now lands VERY differently. If you wonder why your parents may be kind of a hot mess, it was a very different culture & time - we're having to re-learn & grow into better people, hopefully.

[@laudanum669]

That's Andrew "Dice" Clay as the Bouncer, AY!