Molly Ringwald has opened up about whether she will share some of her 80's flicks with her two youngest kids, in light of 2021's standards of political correctness.
The 53-year-old, who has starred in the likes of The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink, said on SiriusXM's Radio Andy this week that she doesn't think she'll show her 12-year-old twins, Roman and Adele, some of her older films.
"It definitely is a different time. People ask me if I've watched them with my kids, and I did watch the first one — which was the impetus to write that article — with Mathilda. And it was such an emotional experience that I haven't found that strength to watch it with my two other kids," she told radio host, Andy Cohen.
"My 12-year-old daughter Adele is the most woke individual that you've ever met, and I just don't know how I'm gonna go through that, you know, watching it with her and [her] saying, 'How could you do that? How could you be part of something that?'" she added, laughing.
Ringwald went on to explain that although there are some "troubling" elements to the movies, she appreciates how they tackle common teenage issues. "On the other hand, they're also about people that felt like outsiders. They speak to a lot of people. They're complicated. I feel like that's what makes the movies really wonderful."
And while she would like to adapt some of the more questionable aspects, she explains: "That doesn't mean at all that I want them to be erased. I'm proud of those movies, and I have a lot of affection for them. They are so much a part of me."
This is not the first time that the actress has reflected on some of her most seminal roles. In an interview with Vogue earlier this year, she spoke about the 35th anniversary of Pretty in Pink.
She told the publication, "I recognize that those films are so meaningful for generations of people. I feel very protective of them, but at the same time, I also have complicated feelings toward them.
"I definitely feel like they're flawed, and there are things I don't like about them — the lack of diversity in particular always bothers me. I'm more conflicted about The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles than Pretty in Pink, which I feel is actually the least problematic of the three," Ringwald continued.
"But I would say overall that I feel very loving and nostalgic towards the films I made with John [Hughes]. They occupy an important part of my life."
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