10 Movies You Didn't Know Were Named After Songs

10. Pretty In Pink

High school comedy romance, Pretty In Pink, was written by the legendary John Hughes. It is often considered to have one of the best movie soundtracks of all time. Songs from OMD, New Order and The Smiths appear throughout the film. Though, it was a song from Hughes' own record collection that was the inspiration for the story.

Hughes was a fan of The Psychedelic Furs, and it was their first single Pretty In Pink, released in 1981, that planted the seed for the Brat Pack classic. Although the song's lyrics bear no relation to the film's plot, Hughes could not help but write a script bearing the same name, and Andie Walsh's high school trials and tribulations were born.

The Psychedelic Furs would re-recorded a more radio friendly version of the song for the soundtrack, and have a bit of a hit with it as well, reaching number 18 in the UK, and number 41 on the Billboard charts.