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Sixteen Candles (1984) -- The Chinese exchange student is found drunk on the front lawn of the Baker home.
Sixteen Candles (1984) -- Long Duk Dong tells Jake that Samantha is getting married.
Sixteen Candles (1984) -- The Geek has two of his buddies document a historic moment for him by having them take a picture.
Sixteen Candles (1984) -- The Geek tries his moves on Samantha while on there bus ride home.
Sixteen Candles (1984) -- The Geek wakes up in a parking lot with Jake's girlfriend.

Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   20,795 votes
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Director:
John Hughes
Writer:
John Hughes (written by)
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Release Date:
4 May 1984 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
This is Samantha Baker and today is her 16th birthday. The problem is, nobody remembers. more
Plot:
A young girl's "sweet sixteenth" birthday becomes anything but special as she suffers from every embarrassment possible. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
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(16 articles)
Molly Ringwald Talks The Secret Life of the American Teenager
 (From MovieWeb. 22 June 2009, 8:58 AM, PDT)

I Love You, Beth Cooper - Trailer
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User Comments:
Now we're both on the pill! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
16 Candles (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:12 (re-rating) (2005) | UK:15 (original rating) (1984-2005) | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-12 | Norway:11 | Norway:12 (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG (re-rating on appeal) | USA:R (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:PA (Manitoba)

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Trivia:
Chicago radio legend Dick Biondi is heard on the radio (uncredited)in the opening bedroom scene where Molly Ringwald is looking in her mirror. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Caroline and Jake are slow dancing at the school dance, Caroline's hair changes between shots. more
Quotes:
The Geek: [noticing the car Jake puts Caroline in] This, uh, this your car, Jake?
Jake: No, this is my dad's car. You said you couldn't drive a stick.
The Geek: This is a motherfu - ! This is a Rolls Royce, Jake.
Jake: So?
The Geek: SO? So? I hear the grill ALONE costs five grand on this. Five grand! You have five grand? I don't have five grand!
Jake: Then don't hit anything.
The Geek: [incredulous] Ha ha! Don't hit anything
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Maybe Tomorrow (2008/I) more
Soundtrack:
Turning Japanese more

FAQ

What was the first song heard at the dance? It sounded like Our House by Madness.
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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful:-
Now we're both on the pill!, 15 May 2001
8/10
Author: smakawhat from Washington, DC

I had to write about this film after seeing the last 10 minutes of it on TV last night. I didn't miss much after all cause I had seen the film countless times when I was younger. Man I remember how much I enjoyed it. This has to be the most 80's character driven film about high school I have ever seen. It is just plain out stupid funny and heartwarming.

While Breakfast Club tries to handle the seriousness of social peers, and Ferris Beuller just solidifies the ultimate 80's experience with some great performances and total hip coolness, Sixteen Candles is just a crazy fun romp through the perils of being a teenager.

Ringwald is at her prime as the overburdened teenager, and Michael Hall is at his greatest as the ultimate schemer-geek. The party aftermath always cracks me up everytime I see it, plus so many more things.

Also, there's a scene where the geek gets unloaded out of the trunk of a car, and i SWEAR it's not a human person but a dummy cause the guy does not move but stands like a broomstick.. It's just one of those bizarre movie qwerks I wish someone could explain to me. And who can forget those alligator shirts.... I laugh now at the way everyone and the bands look in these 80's movies.

Alas it seems, Hall and Ringwald got stuck in stereotyped roles that they never seemed to shed or outgrew them as they became adults, which is to bad cause Ringwald, and particularly Hall's comedic sense of timing in this film is just amazing.

Rating 8 out of 10.

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