“Yeah, but better looking and taller,” jokes Daley Pearson when we ask him if Petey, the character played by TJ Power in Allen, is him as a leading character in
John Hughes
We put on the 1983 Valley Girl the other night – let’s pretend the remake doesn’t exist, shall we – which made us reflect on female roles in the much-maligned
… an unexpected emotional punch that will have you subtly wiping your eyes by the time the credits roll.





