When it Happens to You by Molly Ringwald
The 1980s were the golden age of almost nothing. But to give
the decade its due, it was a good time for teen movies. In the early part of
the decade, the actors Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald were giants of the
genre. Both were members of the Brat Pack, which also included the likes of Rob
Lowe and Demi Moore. But unlike the more trivially good-looking members of that
troupe, McCarthy and Ringwald had character. McCarthy was sensitive and exceedingly
wide-eyed: he looked like a bush baby with a mullet. Ringwald was famous for
her red hair, lush lips, and willowy frame. Depressingly for those of us who grew up with them, both actors are now irrefutably middle-aged. McCarthy is 50, Ringwald 44 ... [read more]
