Sixteen Candles (1984)

7	Listal rating
7.1	IMDB rating

Directed by

John Hughes

Starring (View all)

Samantha Baker

Mike Baker

Jake Ryan

Caroline Mulford

Long Duk Dong

The Geek

Jim Baker

Brenda Baker

Written by

John Hughes

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Sixteen Candles (10/10) Movie CLIP - Here Comes the Tipsy Bride (1984) HD

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Sixteen Candles (3/10) Movie CLIP - Am I Turning You On? (1984) HD

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Average teen flick.

5 years ago at May 8 7:41

PvtCaboose91

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"I loathe the bus. There has to be a more dignified mode of transportation."

Sixteen Candles is one of John Hughes' earliest movies. During the 1980s Hughes was the guru when it came to classic high school comedies that accurately encapsulate the torment and pain of life as a teenager. This film was Hughes' directorial debut. His career immediately took off as he directed such famou... read more

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Description: Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The fifteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday! Add all this to a pair of horrendously embarrassing grandparents, a foreig ... (more)

Release date : 4 May 1984
UPC: 014381427028

Romance (17), Comedy (14), Teen (11), High School (10), Brat Pack (9), 1980s (8), Wedding (7), Birthday (7), Coming Of Age (6), School Dance (5), Party (4), 1984 (4), Suburbia (4), Nerd (4), Title Based On Song (4), Love (4), Number In Title (3), Father Daughter Relationship (3), Restaurant (3), Convertible (2)

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"If this movie seems out of place... well... happy movies aren't really my thing, but I have promised myself I am going to try and watch something completely "light" and "fluffy" for every 3 or 4 movies featuring violence. This movie is about a 16 year old girl named Samantha who feels (rightfully) ignored by her family. They forget her 16th birthday and a series of comically cute mishaps fall into Sam's life over a 24 hour period (her maternal and paternal grandparents come for her older sister'"

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