Sweet 16 (1983)

A beautiful lonely girl named Melissa tries to make new friends from a town she's currently living in. The only problem is, each of the boys that she spends time with end up brutally ... See full summary »

Director:

Jim Sotos

Writer:

Erwin Goldman

Stars:

Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg, Patrick Macnee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bo Hopkins	...	Sheriff Dan Burke
Susan Strasberg	...	Joanne Morgan
Patrick Macnee	...	Dr. John Morgan
Don Stroud	...	Billy Franklin
Dana Kimmell	...	Marci Burke
Don Shanks	...	Jason Longshadow
Aleisa Shirley	...	Melissa Morgan
Steve Antin	...	Hank Burke
Sharon Farrell	...	Kathy Hopkins
Logan Clarke	...	Jimmy
Michael Pataki	...	George Martin
Henry Wilcoxon	...	Greyfeather
Larry Storch	...	Earl
Michael Cutt	...	Frank (as Michael J. Cutt)
Glenn Withrow	...	Johnny Franklin

Storyline

A beautiful lonely girl named Melissa tries to make new friends from a town she's currently living in. The only problem is, each of the boys that she spends time with end up brutally murdered. Her sixteenth birthday is on the way, but Melissa turns out to be a suspect when it seems she's the last person who has seen her boyfriends alive.

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Plot Keywords:

boyfriend | death | investigation | murder investigation | suicide | 

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Taglines:

Why are all the boys dying to meet Melissa?

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

September 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sweet Sixteen

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film of Henry Wilcoxon.

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Connections

Referenced in Remote Control (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Melissa's Theme"
Music and Lyrics by Joel Wertman & Mark Wertman

User Reviews

This movie should not be rated so highly...

I am very surprised to see such a high rating for this film, and of the few reviews that there are to be positive. I saw the movie and was pretty dissapointed. I didn't find it very enjoyable at all. It was slow, and lacks the entertainment value. Even the murder scenes are lackluster, with real close-up shots of generic stabbings that don't look good at all. And the supposed great twist ending is really not much, I did see it coming, and then the ending just seemed cliche. This movie may not get much mention, but by the little that it does get, it is overrated. I would not recommend this movie.