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- Title
“You Look Good Wearing My Future”: Resisting Neoliberalism in John Hughes's <italic>Pretty in Pink</italic> and <italic>Some Kind of Wonderful</italic>.
- Authors
Schwartz, Danielle B.
- Abstract
The article offers criticism of the films "Pretty in Pink," directed by Howard Deutch, written and produced by John Hughes, starring Molly Ringwald and Andrew McCarthy, and "Some Kind of Wonderful," directed by John Hughes, starring Eric Stolz and Lea Thompson. Topics include the genre of teen films, the depiction of poverty and social class in the films, and the use of jewelry to offer economic commentary in "Some Kind of Wonderful."
- Subjects
PRETTY in Pink (Film); SOME Kind of Wonderful (Film); HUGHES, John; RINGWALD, Molly, 1968-; TEEN films; ECONOMICS in motion pictures; JEWELRY in motion pictures; POVERTY in motion pictures
- Publication
Journal of Popular Culture, 2018, Vol 51, Issue 2, p379
- ISSN
1540-5931
- Publication type
Film/Television Criticism
- DOI
10.1111/jpcu.12659