“Unveiling the Secrets: 20 Surprising Facts About Pretty In Pink That Will Change Your Viewing Experience Forever!”
By the time reshoots were called, McCarthy was already performing in New York in a play which called for significant changes to his appearance. Not only did McCarthy have to lose a significant amount of weight, he also had to shave his head for the part. Look closer and you may notice in the scenes near the end of the movie that Blane is noticeably more gaunt, as well as sporting a not entirely convincing hairpiece.
15. Ringwald fainted when she shot the original ending
The original ending of Pretty in Pink didn’t go down well with audiences, and there are a couple of possible explanations for why that could have been the case. Maybe the people at the test screenings truly didn’t think that Andie and Ducky were a good match, or that Blane ended up being more compelling than he was intended to be. However, it also could have had something to do with the fact that Molly Ringwald was uncomfortably ill throughout the shooting of the original ending.
Ringwald was so weak from stomach flu shooting Pretty in Pink’s original finale that she fainted onto Jon Cryer while they were dancing together at the prom. Ringwald was at one point bedridden for almost a full day of shooting, which meant the crew had to scramble to come up with ending scenes they could film around her. At least according to Cryer, this may help explain why audiences didn’t react well to the original Duckie and Andie ending.
14. Blane was written as a ‘square-jawed jock’ in the screenplay
