Sixteen Candles

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.

Cast

Molly Ringwald

as Samantha Baker

Michael Schoeffling

as Jake Ryan

Haviland Morris

as Caroline Mulford

Gedde Watanabe

as Long Duk Dong

Anthony Michael Hall

as Geek (Ted)

Justin Henry

as Mike Baker

Paul Dooley

as Jim Baker

Carlin Glynn

as Brenda Baker

Blanche Baker

as Ginny Baker

Edward Andrews

as Howard Baker

Reviews

John Chard

I've never bagged a babe. I'm not a stud. It's Samantha Baker's 16th birthday and her family are so wrapped up in her sisters impending wedding, they have completely forgotten Sam's big day. Not only that but she has the hots for school hunk Jake Ryan who, apparently doesn't know she even exists....

JPV852

Really fun, and funny, romantic-comedy that is to me akin to Ferris Bueller's Day Off style of humor from John Hughes (vs. something like The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink with a more serious tone or themes). Anyway, this was my first time seeing this and while I still place TBC and FBDO over th...

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