The Hulu newest release Brats has Andrew McCarthy and the rest of the former teen actors of the ‘80s talk about how their time as “The Brat Pack” shaped their careers. As fans watch the new documentary, they’ll learn from these ‘80s actors some inside secrets of the movies they were in. McCarthy, who directed and starred in the Hulu documentary, shares that he wasn’t exactly loving his classic movie Pretty in Pink when it came out, and now realizes he was “wrong.
” One of Andrew McCarthy’s well-known roles was playing Blane in one of the best rom-coms of all time , Pretty in Pink. The rich preppy boy decides to date an outcast girl from his high school despite being from different social circles. At the time the John Hughes -written movie was filming, McCarthy admitted in an interview with People that he wasn’t really loving the story: I didn't think it was that interesting.
I didn't quite get the movie at the time. I thought, this is a movie about a girl wanting to go to a dance and make a dress, [and] if so who cares? Pretty in Pink was told more from the perspective of a girl’s wants and needs, which may not come across to all guys watching the movie. Andy, played by iconic ‘80s actress Molly Ringwald, struggled in school because she was bullied for being different from others due to her style and lack of wealth.
We see that she has a deep yearning for acceptance and wants to go to prom even though she didn’t have a boyfriend at the time. Then, Bla.