Sixteen Candles (1984)
In John Hughes's directorial debut, Molly Ringwald stars as Samantha Baker, a high school student in suburban Chicago whose sixteenth birthday is marred when her whole family forgets to celebrate the occasion due to her older sister's wedding. Navigating a school dance and a seemingly unrequited crush on an older boy, Sam's sweet sixteen becomes a day to remember. Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, and Gedde Watanabe also star.
Sixteen Candles
- Director
- John Hughes
- Release Date
- May 4, 1984
- Studio(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures
- Cast
- Molly Ringwald , Gedde Watanabe , Anthony Michael Hall , Haviland Morris , Michael Schoeffling
- Writers
- John Hughes
- Runtime
- 93 minutes
- Budget
- $6.5 million
Summary
A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday becomes anything but special, as she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
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