“Unveiling the Secrets: 20 Surprising Facts About Pretty In Pink That Will Change Your Viewing Experience Forever!”
Instead, she thought that Blane should be handsome in a subtler and softer way, resulting in McCarthy’s casting. With that said, this very personal and fairly superficial choice ended up making the movie far more realistic. After all, the target audience for a John Hughes movie was also far less likely to be attached to a hulking jock type character – but they did end up being very endeared to McCarthy.
17. Andie originally chose Duckie at the end
If you’ve ever watched Pretty in Pink and thought that Andie’s choice of Blane over Duckie seems to come out of nowhere, well, that’s because it does. The original script had an entirely different moral message, with Andie realising that the oddball was actually her perfect match. The director was surprised when in test screenings, audiences responded badly to the match-up.
Instead, those watching seemed to want Andie to end up with the kind but bland Blane, who was not actually set up to be a true love interest. The movie was quickly changed, with a new ending added to allow Blane and Andie to get together. Producers also added a happy ending for Duckie, which basically consisted of Duckie being stared at and immediately getting over his Andie crush.
16. McCarthy looks gaunt, wears a wig for his re-shot scenes because he’d already entirely changed his look for a play
Calling a cast back to set to reshoot parts of a movie is always a tricky thing to navigate, especially when scenes featuring principal characters need to be redone. Unfortunately for Pretty In Pink, the entire finale needed to be reworked at the last minute, which meant the stars of the movie were all called back. It was an easy ask for much of the cast, but was significantly more difficult for Andrew McCarthy, who played Blane.
