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Sixteen Candles
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| | | It's the time of your life that may last a lifetime.
Features: DVD, Dolby, Digital Audio, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Spanish, French
Samantha''s life is going downhill fast. The fifteen-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 Duc Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood.
"Hilarious comedy of errors..." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
"...filmmaker John Hughes offers moments of wit and warmth." David Sterritt, Christian Science Monitor
"Hall is very funny as the energetic adolescent pest and a good supporting cast includes the Cusack sibings John and Joan." Empire
"Molly Ringwald is radiant here as the eternal teen looking for love." Marjorie Baumgarten, Austin Chronicle
"...a fresh and cheerful movie with a goofy sense of humor and a good ear for how teenagers talk." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...funny gags and excellent performances by Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall." TV Guide
"Ringwald is engaging and credible. For the boys, there's a bright, funny performance by Anthony Michael Hall." Variety
Editor's Note
Teen angst abounds in this classic comedy written and directed by John Hughes. Samantha Baker's (Molly Ringwald) 16th birthday should be perfect and memorable. Unfortunately, her whole family is 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, she has to bring a foreign exchange student (Gedde Watanabe) with her to the school dance, her visiting grandparents have taken over her bedroom, and she's sure that the boy of her dreams (Michael Schoeffling) doesn't know that she exists. Hughes's script captures the range of teenage emotions, from embarrassment to peer pressure to the pangs of puppy love, with humor and honesty. Hall is memorable as the Geek, and Schoeffling is perfect as the boy of Sam's dreams. A young John Cusack makes his second feature-film appearance as the geek's friend, Bryce, while sister Joan Cusack appears as Geek Girl #1. Ringwald's reign as the queen of 1980s teen flicks began with this film, which was Hughes's directorial debut and the first in his stream of successful teen films (THE BREAKFAST CLUB, FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF).
Plot Summary
How could Samantha's life get any worse? Her annoyingly beautiful sister's going to marry a sleazy hunk, both sets of grandparents are spending the weekend in her home, and the boy of her dreams doesn't know her from Adam. But yes--things can go downhill even from there, because Samantha's preoccupied parents have managed to forget her birthday. Still, maybe something will come along to save the day...From the mad morning bus ride to school to the outrage of gym class to the tragedy of not receiving an invitation to the big dance, SIXTEEN CANDLES charmingly and realistically captures the world of a typical angst-ridden suburban teen.
| Features | Audio: English DTS 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Remastered With The Original Motion Picture Music, Featuring David Bowie, Billy Idol, Spandau Ballet, Prince & More! | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 9/2/2003 |
| Running Time: 93 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1984 | | Catalog ID: 21140 | | UPC: 00025192114021 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Anthony Michael Hall | | Carlin Glynn | | John Cusack | | Justin Henry | | Molly Ringwald | | Paul Dooley | | John Hughes - Director | | Bobby Byrne - Director of Photography | | Ira Newborn - Musical Score | | Hilton A. Green - Producer | | John Hughes - Screenplay |
| Memorable Quotes| "C'mon, you know you're the one I wanna bug!"----the Geek (Anthony Michael Hall) to Samantha Baker (Molly Ringwald) | | "Nice manners, babe!"--the Geek to Randy (Liane Curtis) |
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