MovieChat Forums > Pretty in Pink (1986) Discussion > Andie being 'poor'

Andie being 'poor'

posted 13 years ago by zainyartist7
59 replies | jump to latest

That was one of the many things about this movie that bugged me. It's not like she's living in some trailer park, she's living in a nice little house, albeit a tiny bit run down but not that bad. And come on, she even has a car, but oh no she's poor because -gasp- it has a DENT in it. It seems to me like Andie was just a brat, she had a fine life, she just always wanted more.

I guess in this movie if you don't live in a mansion, you're poor. Weird logic.

[–] Mustang (5449) 2 years ago

Movie poor and real life poor are very different. In real life I would be ok with movie poor any day.

[–] TommyJarvis82 (2577) a year ago

Even in the 80s, Andie being considered "poor" was ludicrous. You have to chalk it up as silly, shallow teenage mentality.

[–] Annkat (345) 10 months ago

Exactly. She had her own car. Even if it was old and used, it was still considered a luxury to the average teen.