Sixteen Candles

– A teenage girls deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's hear..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1984
Sixteen Candles (1984)

A teenage girls deals with her parents forgetting her birthday and a crush on her high school's heartthrob.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

04 May 1984

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

John Hughes

Writer:

John Hughes

Main Actors:

Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris

Plot:

Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The sixteen-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 Duk Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood.

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Production:

MCA Universal Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
61%