‘Brat Pack’ Star Admits He Didn’t Read Script Before Agreeing to Star in Teen Classic

Andrew McCarthy nearly passed on Pretty in Pink —until he realized how broke he was. McCarthy told The Hollywood Reporter’s It Happened In Hollywood podcast that he didn’t even read the script before he signed on to the 1986 John Hughes-written film. “I needed a job and I needed the $50,000 they were going to pay me,” said McCarthy, 63 in the interview released on Thursday. Read more at The Daily Beast.

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