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‘Pretty in Pink’ Director Howard Deutch on Film’s Legacy and Casting Molly Ringwald

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHoward Deutch wasn’t sure he was the right man to oversee “Pretty in Pink.”  The aspiring filmmaker had met producer and writer John Hughes while directing a music video for his previous examination of high school social castes, “Sixteen Candles.” However, he’d never overseen a feature film and the prospect terrified him.“I was honest with John and told him I didn’t feel equipped,” Deutch remembers. “He said, ‘all you have to do is get those performances for me and you can do it.’ That always made me feel secure when I was feeling insecure about so many other things.”Thirty five years later, “Pretty in Pink” is a certified classic and remains a cinematic touchdown for generation after generation.

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