Daily BirthdaysSixteen Candles (1984)
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| Directed by | John Hughes |
| Cast | Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Edward Andrews, Carole Cook, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Carl D Cook, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Paul Dooley, Jami Gertz, Justin Henry, John Kapelos, Tony Longo, Haviland Morris and Zelda Rubinstein |
| Theatrical Release | November 30, 1983 |
| DVD Release | September 16, 2008 |
| Running Time | 93 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| UPC Code | 025195018678 |
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(196 reviews) |  | the perfect teen movie for all time! |  |
| | | You know everyone in this family has gone total outer limits | |
Samantha Baker(Molly Ringwald) has just woken up on the most special day of her life, her long awaited 16th birthday, only everyone in her house has forgotten!
She has a bratty little brother, a conceited sister who's getting married the next day, and two absent minded parents who've got there hands full with the relatives coming to stay with them.
Not to mention Samantha is totally in love with Jake Ryan(Michael Schoeffling) a beautiful senior who doesn't even know she exists(or so she thinks) who happens to intercept a note that says she would 'do it' with him! If that wasn't mortifying enough she doesn't have her own car yet and has to ride the bus with geeks like 'Farmer Ted'(Anthony Michael Hall) who only has eyes for her 'aged sophomore meat'.
Only John Hughes could deliver such a classic 80's tale, plus the soundtrack is near brilliant, especially Spandeau Ballet's 'True'.
Sixteen Candles is my personal favorite John Hughes film, and 80's movie to boot!
If only all bad birthdays could turn out to be not so bad at all! September 5, 2008
| | | A near-perfect teen comedy | |
The film centers upon Molly Ringwald as we follow her around on her sixteenth birthday. Like all girls, Samantha has been building up her sweet-sixteen birthday for most of her teenage life. When she wakes up on the day she doesn't feel miraculously different, like she had hoped and is dismayed even further when her entire family forgets her birthday. The day continues from there as Sam is stuck into going to a lame dance with her cousin, giving her underwear to a geek, and going to an un-tamed party.
The movie is a comedy from the perspective of someone who has been there and been all of the major characters in the film. It is full of humor, but still carries a very big heart. It is one of those movies that you can watch 5 different times in you life, getting a different experience with every viewing. It is the definition of a classic 80s film, and is the first film screened in the "Teen Genre" courses in Film School.
This is a new special-edition DVD that finally includes special features such as a multi-part featurette, trailer and "additional extras" June 10, 2008
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