Sixteen Candles (1984)

Movie Details

Original Title Sixteen Candles

Original Language EN

Budget $6,500,000

Revenue $23,686,027

Status Released

Popularity 3.1

Cast

Molly Ringwald

Samantha Baker

Popularity: 1.8

Michael Schoeffling

Jake Ryan

Popularity: 0.8

Haviland Morris

Caroline Mulford

Popularity: 0.9

Gedde Watanabe

Long Duk Dong

Popularity: 0.9

Anthony Michael Hall

Geek (Ted)

Popularity: 4.7

Justin Henry

Mike Baker

Popularity: 1.2

Paul Dooley

Jim Baker

Popularity: 3.0

Carlin Glynn

Brenda Baker

Popularity: 0.9

Blanche Baker

Ginny Baker

Popularity: 0.5

Edward Andrews

Howard Baker

Popularity: 0.4

Billie Bird

Dorothy Baker

Popularity: 10.5

Carole Cook

Grandma Helen

Popularity: 1.9

Key Crew

Director John Hughes

Producer Hilton A. Green

Executive Producer Ned Tanen

Editor Edward Warschilka

Writer John Hughes

Production

Universal Pictures

Channel Productions

Videos & Trailers

The Outrageous Wedding

Clip

The Making of Sixteen Candles' Shermer, Illinois | Bonus Feature Spotlight [Blu-ray/DVD]

Featurette

Original Trailer

Trailer

Sixteen Candles 1984 TV trailer

Trailer

Sixteen Candles - Deleted Cafeteria Scene

Clip

Adam Rifkin on 16 CANDLES

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

high school birthday nerd convertible crush teenage crush exchange student night vision goggles sweet sixteen chastity teenage angst playful high school romance irreverent lighthearted sister's wedding popular boy whimsical high school prom cliché

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 7/10

Apr 12, 2015

I've never bagged a babe. I'm not a stud. It's Samantha Baker's 16th birthday and her family are so wrapped up in her sisters impending wedding, they have completely forgotten Sam's big day. Not only that but she has the hots for school hunk Jake Ryan who, apparently doesn't know she even exists. ... Read more

JPV852 8/10

Jun 29, 2020

Really fun, and funny, romantic-comedy that is to me akin to Ferris Bueller's Day Off style of humor from John Hughes (vs. something like The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink with a more serious tone or themes). Anyway, this was my first time seeing this and while I still place TBC and FBDO over th ... Read more