The 80s - Pretty in Pink Appreciation #13 - You could say life itself is a stupid tradition. - Page 3

**Barrybgb** · 01-17-2018, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Maiden of Might (View Post)

^ Definitely.

And for a dork, he was pretty gutsy too. Awesome combo.

A gutsy dork. Just what we like. Lol.

**Melis** · 01-17-2018, 05:08 PM

those words don't usually go together.

Tech Noir · 01-17-2018, 07:14 PM

^ That's usually true.

A lot of geeks are portrayed as mousy and cowardly. I like that John Hughes added substance to the dorky, geeky, brainy characters like Duckie, Farmer Ted, and Brian (The breakfast Club). That they weren't the typical nerds is what made them standouts, at least for me.

**Melis** · 01-17-2018, 07:16 PM

That's a good point. I love how he did that.

**Barrybgb** · 01-18-2018, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Maiden of Might (View Post)

^ That's usually true.

A lot of geeks are portrayed as mousy and cowardly. I like that John Hughes added substance to the dorky, geeky, brainy characters like Duckie, Farmer Ted, and Brian (The breakfast Club). That they weren't the typical nerds is what made them standouts, at least for me.

Very true. They just weren't "surface" characters, you know what I mean? Especially Brian. There were deep, dark issues there.

**Barrybgb** · 01-20-2018, 09:38 AM

It still ended well for Duckie. The hot blonde at the prom was interested at him!

**Melis** · 01-20-2018, 01:04 PM

Good for Duckie

**Melis** · 01-27-2018, 10:36 PM

Wonder how they paid bills when dad didn't work?

**Barrybgb** · 01-28-2018, 09:04 AM

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Wonder how they paid bills when dad didn't work?

I do not know. Her working at the record store certainly isn't going to do it. Maybe he got unemployment checks or something.

**Melis** · 01-28-2018, 01:14 PM

Possibly. Welfare?

**Barrybgb** · 01-29-2018, 09:47 AM

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Possibly. Welfare?

Possibly. I guess they could of at least explained this to us in the movie.

**Melis** · 01-29-2018, 06:16 PM

I guess movies like to skip those details.

**Melis** · 02-06-2018, 07:37 PM

Andie had a pretty hard life. Her mother left. Her dad gave up on everything. She went to school with a bunch of rich kids.

Kally100111 · 02-07-2018, 08:33 AM

I love this movie. I agree, the Dad probably did get unemployment. They had to have some kind of help to get by. Its funny they don't address those things in a movie of tv show sometimes.

**Barrybgb** · 02-07-2018, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Kally100111 (View Post)

I love this movie. I agree, the Dad probably did get unemployment. They had to have some kind of help to get by. Its funny they don't address those things in a movie of tv show sometimes.

I guess it is left to our own imagination.

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