With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular… Read more
Sixteen Candles
Where to watch: AMC
Movie · Comedy · Romance · PG
1984 · 1h 33m
Turning sixteen isn't easy, when you've fallen in love... for the first time.
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris
Overview
With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
Director
John Hughes
Production
Universal Pictures, Channel Productions
Cast
Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde Watanabe, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Paul Dooley, Carlin Glynn, Blanche Baker, Edward Andrews, Billie Bird, Carole Cook, Max Showalter, Liane Curtis, John Cusack, Darren Harris, Debbie Pollack, Ross Berkson, Jonathan Chapin, Joan Cusack