It’s almost impossible to imagine Pretty in Pink with anyone but Molly Ringwald playing Andie. That was almost the case, though, as Ringwald wasn’t the studio’s first choice for the role. As a result, the Brat Packer wasn’t sure she wanted to do the movie, either. Luckily, the film’s director, Howard Deutch, knew how much the screenwriter, John Hughes, liked working with Ringwald, and appealed to him to get her in the role in the movie.
With Pretty in Pink, which is available to stream with a Peacock subscription, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year (man, I feel old), the film’s director, Howard Deutch, spoke to People about the casting in the movie. He explained that despite the role being written for Ringwald (something Hughes did a lot of in that era), the studio was looking elsewhere. Here’s what Deutch says about it:
