Sixteen Candles

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Sixteen Candles (1984)

— 93 min - Drama, Romance - 4 May 1984
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With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.

Director:  John Hughes
Writers:  John Hughes
Stars:  Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Paul Dooley, Carlin Glynn, Blanche Baker, Edward Andrews, Billie Bird, Carole Cook, Max Showalter, Liane Curtis, John Cusack, Darren Harris, Debbie Pollack, Ross Berkson, Jonathan Chapin, Joan Cusack, Brian Doyle-Murray, Bekka Eaton, Pamela Elser, Steven Farber, Jami Gertz, Frank Howard, Cinnamon Idles, John Kapelos, Marge Kotlisky, Tony Longo, Steve Monarque, Bill Orsi, Beth Ringwald, Zelda Rubinstein, Dennis Vero, Elaine Wilkes, Adam Rifkin, Liz Kern, Erika Pearson, James Huffman, Andy Hirsch, James Vallo, Stephan Meyers, Jennifer Scott, Agnes Belushi, Robert Minkoff, Sven Granlund

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Storyline

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.

Collections: John Hughes
Tagline: Turning sixteen isn't easy, when you've fallen in love... for the first time.
Genres: Drama, Romance

Details

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  4 May 1984

Box Office

Budget:  $6,500,000
Revenue:  $23,686,027

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Universal Pictures, Channel Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 33 min
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