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May 4, 1984 · Sixteen Candles: Directed by John Hughes. With Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris. A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
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- Comedy, Romance
- John Hughes
- 1984-05-04
Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. Written and directed by John Hughes in his directorial debut, it was the first in a string of films Hughes would direct, centering on teenage life.
Awkward high school sophomore Samantha "Sam" Baker (Molly Ringwald) struggles to get through her 16th birthday, which her entire family forgets because her older sister, Ginny (Blanche Baker), is getting married the next day to a sleazy guy whose father may be involved in organized crime.
Molly Ringwald starred as Sam Baker, a teenager with a crush on senior Jake Ryan (Michael Schoeffling) and with parents who forgot her 16th birthday. Meanwhile, freshman Ted, a.k.a.
The part of Jake Ryan nearly went to Viggo Mortensen, whom Molly Ringwald has said she’d hoped would get the job.
Jake : Happy Birthday, Samantha. Make a wish. Samantha : It already came true. [they kiss]
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