Pretty in Pink vs. Some Kind of Wonderful — Which John Hughes ’80s Movie Is Better?

About this episode

The episode discusses and compares the strengths of the '80s teen romance movies 'Pretty in Pink' and 'Some Kind of Wonderful'.

Which '80s teen romance movie is stronger: "Pretty in Pink" or "Some Kind of Wonderful?" We decide today.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Spears

Topics covered

• teen romance
• John Hughes
• 1980s movies
• film comparison
• nostalgia

Keywords

• Pretty in Pink
• Some Kind of Wonderful
• John Hughes
• 1980s
• teen movies
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful

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