Forty years on, it's time to admit John Hughes' film is worse off for dulling Andie and Iona's shine.
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Forty years on, it's time to admit John Hughes' film is worse off for dulling Andie and Iona's shine
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February 28, 2026 12:00PM (EST)
Jon Cryer, Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy on set of "Pretty In Pink," 1986. (Paramount/Getty Images)
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