A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible.
Debbie Pollack
- Lumberjack
- (as Deborah Pollack)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAnthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald initially disliked each other, so John Hughes took them to a record store and they bonded after they found out they like the same music. One of the groups they liked was The Rave-Ups which Molly scribbled on Samantha's notebook.
- GoofsWhen the family is leaving for the wedding, the grandparents all pile into the car, but it was not large enough to accommodate the group. Grandma Baker squats near the passenger door to create the impression that she is sitting in the car. However, when the car is backing out of the driveway, you briefly see her curved back remain stationary while the car moves away from her.
- Alternate versionsVHS releases, cable TV broadcasts, and the initial DVD release change the majority of the soundtrack. The 2003 DVD and Blu-ray release restore the original theatrical soundtrack.
- ConnectionsEdited into Lisa - unelmien nainen (1985)
- SoundtracksSnowballed
Written by Angus Young (uncredited), Malcolm Young (uncredited) and Brian Johnson (uncredited)
Performed by AC/DC
Courtesy of Leidseplein Presse B.V. / J. Albert Ltd.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Review
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One of the best 80's movies ever!!
This movie has to be one of the best 80's movies ever...it is so well-written. Director John Hughes has made another coming of age classic!! Sixteen Candles tells the story of a girl, Samantha Baker, whose family has forgotten her sweet 16 due to her sister's upcoming wedding. The movie is awesome, and I love how Sam is totally NOT a Mary-Sue and she gets the hot jock!! It's so sweet...Jock Jake is sick of his party girl girlfriend, Caroline, who is absolutely beautiful, and he's just looking for true love. Sam has a hopeless crush on him...throughout the whole movie he's trying to get to her, and finally at the end he reaches her after everyone has left for her sister's reception after the wedding mass. Seriously, this movie is so cute!!! It's my favorite out of Molly Ringwald's movies. She's perfect for this part, and Anthony Michael Hall is SO FUNNY. He's hysterical...Farmer Ted. I love how this movie shows that the blondes who are busty and popular don't always get the guys...it's uplifting...it's a movie for anyone whoever thought their love was out of their reach...it's inspiring. SO GOOD!!!!
:) <3 GREAT GREAT MOVIE GO BUY IT NOW!!! YOU'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH IT!!!!
:) <3 GREAT GREAT MOVIE GO BUY IT NOW!!! YOU'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH IT!!!!
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- sweetcatastrophe93
- Jun 6, 2004
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- 1 hour 33 minutes
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