One that, to be completely honest, might have seen the wrong end of critics and audiences, as folks would have tried to bracket Beals into the confines of that role, rather than open up to a new possibility.
Honestly, Jennifer Beals probably made the best choice in sitting out Pretty In Pink.
Seeing as both Beals and Molly Ringwald have both gone on to have fruitful and varied careers though, this is one of those scenarios where everybody wins.
Going from a ambitious steelworker with dance moves to spare in Flashdance to a high school wallflower crushing on a preppie would have probably been a huge jump.