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Pretty in Pink Turns 30, and James Spader Remains the Only Reason to Watch It. The so-called high school classic has aged poorly, but Spader’s gleeful, authentic turn as a villainous cad...
Find out who played Andie, Duckie, Steff and other characters in the classic teen movie Pretty in Pink. James Spader is listed as Steff, a snobbish and arrogant rich kid who dates Andie.
Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. A cult classic, it is commonly identified as a "Brat Pack" film.
Dec 2, 2020 · James Spader played Steff, a slimy and spoiled rich kid who bullies Molly Ringwald's Andie, in the 1986 John Hughes movie Pretty In Pink. He earned the media nickname of \"Mr. Sneer\" for his sleazy roles in the 1980s and beyond.
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- It’s one of those cult films that was a success from the get-go. With a lot of films that gain obsessive followings, they start small and grow big long after they've ended their theatrical run.
- The role of Andie was written specifically for Molly Ringwald. Pretty in Pink was Ringwald's third collaboration with John Hughes, following Sixteen Candles in 1984 and The Breakfast Club in 1985.
- Jon Cryer was not the first choice to play Duckie, however. Fresh off his turn as the super brain in The Breakfast Club, which was released one year earlier, Anthony Michael Hall was worried about being typecast and turned down the role of Duckie even though it was written specifically for him.
- And the role of Iona could have been played by Anjelica Huston. Allegedly Huston was offered the part of Andie's cool girl mentor but opted not to take it.
Pretty in Pink: Directed by Howard Deutch. With Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts. A poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy.
James Spader plays Steff, a rich snob who rejects Andie, a poor girl with a crush on his friend Blane. Ebert praises Molly Ringwald's performance and the movie's truthful moments, but criticizes Spader's age and character.
