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Sixteen Candles (1984) 7.2
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Metascore: 57/100
Reviews: 156 user | 80 critic | 10 from Metacritic.com A young girl's "sweet sixteenth" birthday becomes anything but special as she suffers from every embarrassment possible. Director:John HughesWriter:John Hughes |
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| Michael Schoeffling | ... | ||
| Haviland Morris | ... | ||
| Gedde Watanabe | ... | ||
| Anthony Michael Hall | ... | ||
| Paul Dooley | ... | ||
| Carlin Glynn | ... | ||
| Blanche Baker | ... | ||
| Edward Andrews | ... | ||
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Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The sixteen-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 foreign exchange student named Long Duk Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood. Written by Rick Munoz <rick.munoz@his.com>
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This is Samantha Baker and today is her 16th birthday. The problem is, nobody remembers. See more »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 May 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$6,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
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In the night scenes with the Rolls-Royce, Caroline's hair has not been cut yet. The same is also true when she is talking to Jake in the church parking lot near the end of the movie. See more »Soundtracks
Kajagoogoo(Main Title Song)
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This John Hughes film is one of the best romantic teen comedies in history. Starring 2 of the Brat Packers, Molly Ringwald, playing the lovesick Samantha, and Anthony Michael Hall who plays "The Geek", he pratically stole the entire movie with his one-liners. His friends were the best, it's funny to see John Cusack as one of his geeky friends, and I just noticed Joan Cusack makes a small appearance in this as the girl with the neck brace on. That's funny. I recommend this classic to anyone who likes romantic teen comedies. Oh and whoever said that "Sixteen Candles" was perverted, all i have to say is WHAT? What is perverted about this movie, American Pie was perverted, this movie is a classic. There was ONE scene of nudity and it lasted about 3 seconds. I give "Sixteen Candles" 10 out of 10!!!!