This is part of a series about romance in movies. 

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Referenced media:

• “Pretty in Pink” (Howard Deutch, 1986)
• “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” (Mark Molloy, 2024)
• “Ted Lasso” (Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly, 2020-2023)
• “Alien” (Ridley Scott, 1979)
• “Lethal Weapon” (Richard Donner, 1987)

Audio quotation:

• “Some Kind of Wonderful” (Howard Deutch, 1987), including the songs “Do Anything” by Pete Shelley, “The Hardest Walk” by The Jesus and Mary Chain, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Lick the Tins, and “Miss Amanda Jones” by The March Violets, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn0CsEM2lH5MR2YErPNK1SyXOrCp_3REG