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Pretty in Pink (Paperback)

by Jon Bernstein (Author), Jonathan Bernstein (Author)
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  • Paperback: 230 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.; 1st St. Martin's Griffin Ed edition (14 Mar 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312151942
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312151942
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 430,835 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The defining Porky's set piece, the moment burned into the memory circuits of a generation: the legendary girls' shower room scene."
"It's ridiculously sentimental, utterly inconsequential and only a sharp tug on my nostril hairs can bring me quicker to tears."
"John Hughes' directional stance comes perilously close to that of the parent who wants to be your buddy. . . . The Ferris delineated in the shooting script is a malign cross between J.M. Barrie's printed-page, parent-hating Peter Pan and the young hippy-bashing Johnny Rotten."
"Spicoli is up there with Belushi's Bluto as a bad influence of heroic proportions. The character has continued to reverberate down the years, detectable in the personas of Bill and Ted, Wayne and Garth, Pauly Shore and Kato Kaelin."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Makes those memories hit you like a really big brick, 20 Aug 2000
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This book has pride of place on my bookshelf, right next to the novelisation of 'Pretty in Pink' with the good ending, and a book of Ally Sheedy's poetry. Obsessed? another review mentions that maybe there are a few inaccuracies in this book. It doesn't matter. The author obviously loves these films as much as I do, and you can tell. It's like reading a letter from a friend saying "Oh, remember when we watched...". Buy it now, and laugh lots.
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4.0 out of 5 stars And I thought Corey Feldman was an English comedian . . ., 4 Sep 1999
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The recent late-ninties teen movie explosion has proven one thing - that what comes around - well you get idea. This book is a fabulous survey of what went before, concentrating on lesser known films which haven't had so many column inches, and others which were extremly popular but need some kind of retrospective look. Its a wonderful read, each page offering a new type of nostalgia. Plus - its incredibly funny, with Bernsteain bringing the same wit he offers in his fortnightly column in 'The Guardian Guide' to a subject he obviously loves. I've a couple of reservations. Apart from the glossy posters in the centre the illustrations are not much better than those found on a video box and often fail to illustrate the prose with much accuracy. Also, there is no bibliography or index, so finding writing about a favourite film can be a chore. And a few cast lists would be nice. But I suppose that's what The Internat Movie Database is for . . .
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2.0 out of 5 stars Pointless Drivel, 8 May 1999
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This book is about as comprehensive as reading the back of a cereal box. Obviuosly, Bernstein is going by memory and not research here. Comprehensive to a point, the book lacks any real nuggets of information and is factually incorrect in many places. For instance, the author states that Larry Monoson, star of The Last American Virgin, was never seen before or since that film. Obviusly, when he rented Friday The Thirteenth: The final chapter and Mask in doing his research, he missed him in both of these films. Huh? Where was he, in the bathroom? Stoned? If you want an interesting voyage into the world of teen cinema, I suggest you go to William Paul's book Laughing Screaming. If you want to waste your money, buy Pretty In Pink.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Before the internet explosion, before the retro boom...
There was this book.
This book came out a time when it was very much in vogue to scoff at everything the 80's had produced and Jonathan Bernstein was going against the... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful review of movies that summed up a generation
This book is great! It brought up all the plus' and minus' of some of the greatest movies ever. The author expresses the same thoughts taht many of us have about these movies -... Read more
Published on 4 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful and eloquent -- a tour de force!
Rarely has this reader chanced upon a work of such light-hearted profundity. While the observations are sharper than Madonna's boustiers, the writing style remains as engaging as... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars The 80s are nostalgia already - God do I feel old...
Mr. Bernstein is first out of the 80s nostalgia gate with a wry criticism/summary of that decade's many "teen" movies. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 1997

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