Pretty in Pink x Straight White Men Can’t Dance

Screening followed by Q&A and book signing with author Addie Tsai and star Jon Cryer moderated by Rich Juzwiak, celebrating the release of Tsai’s new book Straight White Men Can’t Dance: American Masculinity in Film and Popular Culture

Synopsis: Teen sensations Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club) and Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo’s Fire) drew rave reviews for their starring performances in this hit love story produced and written by John Hughes (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Planes, Trains and Automobiles). Andie is a high school girl from the other side of town. Blane’s the wealthy heartthrob who asks her to prom. But as fast as their romance builds, it’s threatened by the painful reality of peer pressure. From its bittersweet story to its hip New Wave soundtrack, the film features great supporting performances from Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, James Spader and Annie Potts.