Sixteen Candles (1984)

 ●  English ● 1 hr 33 mins

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Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The fifteen-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 Duc Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood.
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Cast: Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Molly Ringwald

Crew: John Hughes (Director), Bobby Byrne (Director of Photography), Ira Newborn (Music Director)

Rating: PG (Singapore)

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Release Dates: 04 May 1984 (India)

Tagline: This is Samantha Baker and today is her 16th birthday. The problem is, nobody remembers.

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Did you know? Both Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were 16 years old upon release of Sixteen Candles. Read More
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as Mike Baker
as Samantha Baker
as Dorothy Baker
as Ginny Baker
as Brenda Baker
as Grandma Helen
as Marlene 'Lumberjack'
as Howard Baker
as Long Duk Dong
as Caroline Mulford
as Robin
as Geek Girl #1
as Bryce
as Rudy
as Randy
as Grandpa Fred
as Jake Ryan
as Jim Baker
as Rock

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Taglines:
This is Samantha Baker and today is her 16th birthday. The problem is, nobody remembers.
16 Candles. And you're invited to the party.
It's the time of your life that may last a lifetime.
When you're just sixteen anything can happen!
Movie Connection(s):
Featured in: Central Intelligence (English)
Featured in: Central Intelligence (Hindi)
Featured in: Central Intelligence (Tamil)
Goofs:
Continuity
When Jake puts Caroline in the Rolls-Royce, he clearly puts her legs inside the car. Yet before he lets Ted leave he puts her legs in before he shuts the door.

Continuity
When Caroline and Jake are slow dancing at the school dance, Caroline's hair changes between shots.

Continuity
When Jake Ryan goes to Sam's house looking for her, and Long Duk Dong answers the door, the hot water bottle Long is holding moves from the top of his head to the side of his neck, and back.

Continuity
Sam puts a can of Diet Coke on her lunch food tray in the school cafeteria, but when she enters the lunch room with her friend, she clearly has a regular can of Coke on her food tray.
Trivia:
Molly Ringwald almost lost the part of Samantha to Ally Sheedy, her future 'The Breakfast Club' co-star.

When Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall first met, they did not get along at all. Director John Hughes took them shopping at a music store and they discovered they had similar musical tastes and eventually got along.

Both Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall were 16 years old upon release of Sixteen Candles.