Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

1984

Samantha Baker's (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday should be perfect and memorable, but her whole family seems preoccupied with her sister's impending wedding and completely forgets Samantha's big day. To add insult to injury, the school geek (Anthony Michael Hall) won't stop hitting on her, and she's convinced the boy of her dreams (Michael Schoeffling) doesn't know she exists. A 1980s teen-angst classic from the master of the genre, John Hughes.

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

Winner of 1 Academy Award

JBscale
75
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Romance - Comedy
Length
1 hr. 33 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 4, 1984
US Box Office
$23,686,027 (#3244 of 7542)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
July 9, 2013
Acquired Date
March 17, 2014
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
September 24, 2007

Actors

Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald
Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley
Justin Henry
Justin Henry
Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall
Michael Schoeffling
Michael Schoeffling
Haviland Morris
Haviland Morris
Gedde Watanabe
Gedde Watanabe
Carlin Glynn
Carlin Glynn
Blanche Baker
Blanche Baker
Edward Andrews
Edward Andrews
Billie Bird
Billie Bird
Carole Cook
Carole Cook
Max Showalter
Max Showalter
Liane Curtis
Liane Curtis
John Cusack
John Cusack
Darren Harris
Darren Harris
Brian Doyle-Murray
Brian Doyle-Murray
Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz
Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack

Directors

John Hughes
John Hughes

Producers

Hilton A. Green
Hilton A. Green

Writers

John Hughes
John Hughes

Awards & Accolades

  • 1994 Oscar : Cinematography

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User Reviews

  • 9.24.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Fresh
81%
Tomatometer
43 votes
RT Fresh Certified
85%
Popcornmeter
9,568 votes
METASCORE
61
11 votes
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
130,084 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media