It should have been Duckie!
Would you have picked Duckie or Blane? For me it's a no-brainer!
Did you ever see the John Hughes movie Pretty in Pink? If so, how did you find the ending? Did it feel like there was something amiss? I always thought that Andie (Molly Ringwald) should've chosen Duckie (Jon Cryer) in the end, after all he was there for her all the time -- especially when Blane (Andrew McCarthy), the guy she ended up choosing, did not stand up for her in front of his rich, snobby friend Steff and the rest of the billionaire boys & girls club. What was that all about?
Well, the truth is what we saw was not the original ending. Prince Charming should've been Duckie like we knew in our hearts all along.
I actually liked Pretty in Pink the first time I saw it in the 80s, even though I felt bad for Duckie at the end of the movie. Learning the truth a couple of decades later stirred up that feeling again. Read on and I'll show you why I, and a lot of other movie fans, think Duckie deserved a chance.
Blane or Duckie -- who's it gonna be?
Cast your votes here.
Who did you want Andie to end up with, Duckie or Blaine?
Would you have picked Duckie or Blaine? - Your thoughts are most welcome.
If you were Andie, would you have chosen Duckie or Blane?
Duckie vs. Blane: The short of it - Pretty in Pink's plot in 2 minutes and 12 seconds.
If you haven't seen Pretty in Pink and have no idea what I'm talking about, check out this short, and may I add, very funny, video explaining why Duckie should've been IT.
Better yet, just go watch the movie first - And then tell me what you think later.
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Well, despite the ending mishap, I actually did like the movie in its entirety. It's a John Hughes classic that's reflective of teenage life back in the 80s and should definitely be part of any generation X-er's collection.
The famous "Try A Little Tenderness" Duckie performance - His fantastic Otis Redding impression.
Diablo Cody talked to Jon Cryer (Duckie) in 2008 about Pretty in Pink and he reveals in the three-part interview that Molly Ringwald (Andie) was very close to producer John Hughes and she had convinced him to make her character end up with Blane (Andrew McCarthy) because she had a crush on the actor. He also reveals in the video I've attached below that Robert Downey Jr. was initially cast for the part of Duckie and that if it had been Robert instead of Jon who played the role, Molly would have agreed for her character to end up with Duckie. Uh-huh.
Molly pretty much confirms that she had a crush on Robert Downey in the DVD featurette "All About Molly".
And if there's anything perfect about the movie at all, it's the soundtrack:
His name is Blane? That's a major appliance, that's not a name!
Your thoughts are most welcome!
