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1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film
- Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall.
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Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. Written and directed by John Hughes in his directorial debut, it was the first in a string of films Hughes would direct, centering on teenage life.
Oct 4, 2023 · Released in 1984, this John Hughes masterpiece tells the hilarious and heartfelt story of Samantha Baker, a teenage girl whose sixteenth birthday goes unrecognized by her family due to her sister’s impending wedding.
Sixteen Candles: Directed by John Hughes. With Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris. A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
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- Comedy, Romance
- John Hughes
- 1984-05-04
- John Hughes got his start writing classic comedies. John Hughes had a typical Chicago upbringing prior to the start of his journey toward becoming an acclaimed Hollywood director.
- Sixteen Candles was John Hughes' directorial debut. In 1984, John Hughes made his directorial debut with — you guessed it — "Sixteen Candles." Despite Hughes' involvement, the film fought an uphill battle upon release, as it featured no movie stars (at the time) and was aimed at a teenage audience.
- The movie was inspired by John Hughes' youth in Chicago. "Sixteen Candles," like many of John Hughes' 1980s coming-of-age films, was filmed in the suburbs of Chicago, namely Highland Park and Evanston.
- Molly Ringwald rocketed to movie stardom after Sixteen Candles. One of the biggest impacts that "Sixteen Candles" had on the film industry was launching the career of Molly Ringwald, who prior to Hughes' casting her in the film had only made minor appearances in sitcoms such as "The Facts of Life" and films like "Tempest."
- Roger Cormier
- HUGHES WAS INSPIRED BY MOLLY RINGWALD BEFORE HE EVEN MET HER. After writing the screenplays for Mr. Mom and National Lampoon’s Vacation, Hughes' agents at ICM gave him a stack of photos of young actors.
- VIGGO MORTENSEN ALMOST GOT THE ROLE OF JAKE RYAN. Mortensen and Ringwald kissed during the audition, which made the future The Lord of the Rings star Ringwald's pick to play her love interest.
- JAKE RYAN WAS 23 YEARS OLD. Michael Schoeffling, who beat Mortensen out for the part of Jake, was 23 years old during filming, unlike Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall, who were both 15.
- HUGHES WROTE FARMER TED SPECIFICALLY FOR ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL. Based on his performance in Vacation, Hughes felt that Hall would be perfect for “The Geek/Farmer Ted” character, so he wrote the role specifically for the young actor.
Parents need to know that Sixteen Candles is John Hughes' hilarious '80s high school comedy that has both sharply observed moments and painful stereotypes, including a racist portrayal of a Chinese character. Although it's rated PG (it was released before the PG-13 option existed), this is an adult comedy….
“Sixteen Candles” is a sweet and funny movie about two of the worst things that can happen to a girl on her sixteenth birthday: (1) Her grandparents shrieking “Look! She’s finally got her boobies!” and (2) her entire family completely and totally forgetting that it’s even her birthday.
