Pretty in Pink

by Jonathan Bernstein

The Golden Age of Teenage Movies

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312151942
• ISBN13: 9780312151942
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A fun blast from the past!

I was a teenager in the 80's and I loved these movies. This book outlines all the "Teen" movies in the 1980's, from "Porky's" to "Can't Buy Me Love" It was a fun trip down memory lane and I enjoyed learning some lesser known facts about the movies and actors themselves. A must have for affecionado's of the 80's. Includes smaller versions of some of the most popular movies original movie theater posters.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!

I've read a few books in my time. Good ones, bad ones. Some that were neither -- you know what I mean, gentle reader, both good and bad at the same time. Sometimes a book will start out good and end up bad. Sometimes, and I find this is the more rare phenomenon, the book will start out bad and then pull a "U-Turn" and end up good. That may in fact be my favorite kind of book.

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 - yes they are often cheesy, but they are FUN! If you remember the 80's fondly, you'll love this book.

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 a Fleiss girl. Anyone with a soft spot for the dim charm of Andrew McCarthy and his ilk should find this book a delightful romp through the sunny side of the eighties.

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. As the title might suggest, particular attention is paid to the films of John Hughes (and rightfully so). Although many chapters are written with tongue firmly planted in cheek, the book is not without some salient points on plot, character development and/or types, and the symbiosis between 80s movies and the times they reflect. The author (and this reader) realizes that Ebert et al will never give these films more than a passing nod while writing yet another "revisitation" of The Godfather trilogy, "Chinatown," "Citizen Kane," etc., so enjoy this book for its humor but also for its insight.