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Molly Ringwaldis still processing that seminal era of beingJohn Hughes' teenage muse.
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Admittedly, Ringwald has “complex” feelings about being a muse for the director.
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So I didn’t have a lot of life experience."
“I mean, now it does.”
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“Like strange, still complimentary or strange weird, strange creepy?”
“Yeah, it’s peculiar,” said Ringwald.
“It’s complimentary.
Now that she’s re-examined it from an adult perspective, “It’s complex,” added Ringwald.
I feel like I’m still processing all of that.”
Ringwald starred in three popular Hughes features: 1984’sSixteen Candles,1985’sThe Breakfast Club, and 1986’sPretty in Pink.
The re-examination, she said, came after she rewatchedThe Breakfast Clubwith her daughter.
How are we meant to feel about art that we both love and oppose?
reflected Ringwald in the essay.
What if we are in the unusual position of having helped create it?
Watch the full conversation with Ringwald in the video above.
