“Unveiling the Secrets: 20 Surprising Facts About Pretty In Pink That Will Change Your Viewing Experience Forever!”
The romance of Pretty in Pink revolves around Andie’s choice between two very different kinds of guys. One is a quirky misfit much like herself, while the other represents the affluent and aspirational society she wishes she could be a part of. Given that premise, the actors playing the two love interests of Duckie and Blane actually look remarkably similar.
Their personalities are not that far away from each other, even if one is far more bombastic and cheeky than the other. It turns out that the two men used to be far more like polar opposites, however, with Blane originally being a jock-type character in the script. As for why Blane is so un-jock-like in the film, that comes almost entirely down to Molly Ringwald’s own choice in casting.
13. Cryer reprised the role of Duckie twice
For many actors, once they have played a character and finished the movie in question, their relationship with that character is over. With that said, it’s not unheard of for performers to have favourite parts that they’re happy to reference and revisit. For Jon Cryer, Pretty in Pink’s Duckie is one of those roles, to the point where he’s donned the Duckie garb twice since the movie.
First off, Cryer dressed as Duckie for Halloween in an episode of Two and a Half Men, to the delight of the audience. Cryer then dressed up in the costume one more time to battle James Corden in a lip-sync duel. It’s hard to say who won, but given that we got to see two Duckies giving the song their all, the winners are probably the audience.
