The typical plot structure of a Molly Ringwald film.

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08 Jul 2012, 3:17 pm

Let's face it, guys. I LOVE Molly Ringwald. She is my muse. However, if you think about it, all of the movies in which she is the protagonist have the exact same structure: Molly wakes up and does something in the morning. She goes to her workplace/school, where we are introduced to the love interest, The Jake, as well as her nemesis, Douche McDick. Molly's world revolves around Jake, and she will do anything to be with him. Douche McDick is an associate of The Jake, and will do anything to prevent Molly from getting him. Molly and the Jake confront each other for what seems like the first time, and she gets ecstatic. Is her dream coming true? They get to know each other better, and their relationship blossoms. All seems lost when Douche McDick breaks Molly's heart, but with the help of The Jake (and possibly The Dad), she snaps out of her Heroic BSOD and royally owns Douche. Her life crisis over, she confesses her love for the Jake, clears up any subplots, freeze frame and roll credits.

Now, let's experiment. What if it was in a different genre, other than a teen romance or drama? How about a thriller? Suppose that Molly wakes up in the morning after a recurring nightmare, perhaps stemming from a trauma in her past or her own desperation. She meanders through her day in a state of depression and existential numbness. She bumps into the Jake, who she has a love-hate relationship with. She is ambivalent, a woman divided. Then Douche McDick comes along, this time in the form of Abraham Lecture. He is soft-spoken, aloof, and yet incredibly charming. He is well-read, well-bred, and has great gourmet taste. Molly falls under Abraham's spell, and starts living on the edge for a change. Her relationship with The Jake blossoms, but the darkness is still there. All seems lost when a well-placed lecture from Lecture causes Molly to slip into near-catatonic depression. With the help of The Jake, Molly gets out of it, figures out Abraham's plot and a chase ensues, because every teen thriller needs a chase scene. Abraham is foiled or killed, the recurring dream goes away, and Molly is a happier person. She confesses her love for The Jake. Freeze frame. Roll credits.

How do you like Molly now?


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08 Jul 2012, 6:42 pm

I just thought you might like this video. I think this may be the only one of her movie's I've seen, other than "The Stand"

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfIcZtjAch8[/youtube]


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08 Jul 2012, 6:44 pm

Just having fun. Ties in with me being a writer too.


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08 Jul 2012, 6:44 pm

I haven't actually seen one, but how many movies did she make? I thought she had an awfully limited career.

Maybe if it had gone on longer the plots would have changed as she aged.


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08 Jul 2012, 6:47 pm

A few theatrical releases that can be counted on the fingers of two hands. More recently, television and direct-to-video movies. But screw that... I'm talking EIGHTIES!


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11 Jul 2012, 12:10 pm

I always had a HUGE crush on her, since the beginning.
I love you molly!! ! :heart: :heart: :heart:


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11 Jul 2012, 1:44 pm

If she makes a cinematic comeback, she has to do something original... maybe playing a badass would help.


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12 Jul 2012, 8:34 pm

I hope this doesn't ruin Molly for you but she's currently the mom on Secret Life of the American Teen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nio5KmNgM



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13 Jul 2012, 2:42 am

She was also on the first season of the Facts of Life.


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17 Aug 2012, 3:28 pm

^^ True. True.


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