Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles
ASIN B000A3DGEE
Medium Count 1
Medium DVD
Release Date 10/29/2005
Group Glass Frame
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UPC 025192830327
EAN 0025192830327
Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
Picture Format Widescreen
DVD Region 1
Running Time 93
Studio Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Theatrical Date 5/1/1984
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Cast Ringwald, Molly / Schoeffling, Michael / Hall, Anthony Michael / Cusack, John
Director Hughes, John
Language English (Original Language) / French (Subtitled) / Spanish (Subtitled)
ISBN 141705882X
Date Imported 11/22/2007
List Price $0.00
Rating 
Genre Comedy
Audio Format DTS Surround Sound
Copy Count 1
Tag Hollywood
Creator Hughes, John
IMDb Rating 0
Molly Ringwald established herself as the teen queen of the '80s in this fresh comedy. The movie is a day in the life of Samantha, whose 16th birthday is turning out to be anything but sweet. All the traumas of teendom come down on one long day, which sees Samantha surrounded by dithery relatives, mooning over a high school hunk, and pursued by a sawed-off Lothario. Sixteen Candles marked the directing debut of John Hughes, and its goofy energy displayed a promising talent with a great ear for high school lingo ... a promise neglected since Hughes became, after Home Alone, a one-man entertainment industry. There are some pretty crass moments (Why the stereotype of the foreign-exchange student from Asia?), but Ringwald's steady appeal smoothes over the rough spots. As the pubescent, self-styled lady-killer, Anthony Michael Hall turns in a hilarious portrait of a young swinger; he and Ringwald would reteam with Hughes for The Breakfast Club, another key teen picture of the decade. --Robert Horton
